Irish Literature in the Celtic Tiger Years 1990 to 2008

When Irish culture and economics underwent rapid changes during the Celtic Tiger Years, Anne Enright, Colum McCann and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne began writing. Now that period of Irish history has closed, this study uncovers how their writing captured that unique historical moment.

By showing how Ní Dhuibhne''s novels act as considered arguments against attempts to disavow the past, how McCann''s protagon...