After Ireland

'A major contribution indispensable to contemporary Irish writing' Michael D. Higgins. 'We are indebted to Kiberd for a fascinating exploration of Irish writing read against a palette of socio-political ideas and sometimes surprising insights that connect the work of a disparate selection of authors' Books Ireland. 'A bravura survey of how post-war Irish writers have witnessed the frustration of the promise of Irish independence' Tablet. 'Kiberd is one of the foremost Irish historians of our times, so it's a pleasure to see him throw himself headlong into an examination of the ways in which post-war Irish writers have dealt with Irish statehood ... A more academic choice than some on this list, perhaps, but no less worthy or illuminating for all that' Sunday Business Post. 'What makes After Ireland such a thoroughly engaging read is Kiberd's enthusiasm for each writer's work he is appraising: most notably in his brilliant dissection of what I would term the grade-A wordsmiths' Irish Independent. 'Clearly the work of both a major intellectual and a sincere patriot who cares deeply about his country' Sunday Business Post. 'A perceptive, capacious account of life and letters since 1945' John Kerrigan's Book of the Year, TLS.