The Fortnightly from Julian Girdham

The Fortnightly from Julian Girdham

184: A hyphenated life

David Marcus, 21st century Irish fiction, Eavan Boland, Ronald Pickup, Slow Reading, Helen Garner, and more.

Mar 15, 2025
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As we head into the St Patrick’s Day weekend, it is good to be reminded of an Irish life well-lived, and of the sheer plenitude of literary excellence here in recent years.

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