Part of the front cover of The Irish in the Resistance, Clodagh Finn and John Morgan. This week's books; Banville, Minchin, Finn and Morgan, Child and HarrisIt’s a mixed bag this week, including fiction, history, a bit of inspiration and whatever you’re having yourself. The Drowned, John Banville, Faber, €15.99Ever since Banville opted for a life of crime, at first using a pseudonym but we weren’t fooled, he has been guilty of runaway success. The Irish in the Resistance, Clodagh Finn and John Morgan, Gill,€19.99Most people know about Samuel Beckett’s involvement in the French Resistance. But that wasn’t always the case and remains not so in the US, where there are slews of crime short stories published in oodles of crime anthologies and journals.
Source: Irish Independent November 17, 2024 12:58 UTC