Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) is one of the greatest names in Irish literature. His full name, Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde, is a…
Irish writters : the must-haves
James Joyce
James Joyce (1882-1941) was a celebrated Irish novelist and poet. Considered an emblematic figure of twentieth-century Irish literature, James Joyce was the…
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (1926-1950) is one of the major writers of Irish literature. Perceived as one of the country’s greatest literary talents,…
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was a 17th-century Irish writer best known for his humorous writings. His satires and pamphlets made him a famous…
Bram Stoker
Abraham Stoker, also known as Bram Stoker, is a renowned Irish writer, known the world over for his Dracula. A talented writer,…
Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt is an American-Irish writer and teacher best known for “Angela’s Ashes”, an autobiographical account of his difficult childhood in Limerick,…
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett is one of the greatest Irish writers of the 20th century. An excellent playwright and winner of the Nobel Prize…
Robert McLiam Wilson
Eureka Street is his best novel, and Robert McLiam Wilson has been described as a true writing prodigy… An avid lover of…
Cecelia Ahern
Cecelia Ahern is an Irish novelist and daughter of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Considered a rising star of Irish literature, her many…
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle is a contemporary Irish writer born in Dublin in May 1958. As a novelist, his works have always been widely…
