Add Janine's nomination...i think there is already something i want to read from that list :)
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Add Janine's nomination...i think there is already something i want to read from that list :)
We have our 10 nominations for Ireland:
1. The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker*
2. The Dead School by Patrick McCabe
3. Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde*
4. Dubliners by James Joyce*
5. Watt by Samuel Beckett
6. The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge*
7. Father’s Music by Dermot Bolger
8. The Tain as translated by Cairan Carson
9. The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
10. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
I may actually go for the William Trevor. I've wanted to read him.
Personally i think it would be very nice for everyone to read the Tain. :nod: It is Irelands epic after all. The earliest version of it to date is found in the Annuls of Ireland from circa 8th century AD. Its about the war between Ulster and Munster over a brown bull (of all things) and a battle between Irelands two greatest warrior, friends from childhood but unfortunate to be on opposite sides. Its a wonderful story.
If you like the Iliad, Oddessy, Beowolf and any Arthurian stuff, you should injoy this. :)
I would have voted for Watt without looking at the other nominations, but you might have stolen my vote.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I'll consider it. We'll see. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Ooooh, I think I've even read this ! It was a prose version, though, so I guess not exactly the original... I remember I had great fun trying to pronounce the names ;).Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Hahaha! Any problems with names and i'd be sure to help! The Irish Author Thomas Kinsella did a translation of it a couple of decades ago which i attempted to read but it was very heavy. Its the most famous of all irish stories, even Yeats wrote a few plays about the Tains and Ireland legendary hero Cuchulainn.:) The story takes in places that still exist by name to this day in ireland.
The Tain for me!
And as we say in Brooklyn, :thumbs_up ''Up the Republic!''
I would suggest reading "Ulysses" before you read Portrait. I found it a much more enjoyable, and honestly easier read. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by manolia
I would have nominated Frank McCourt if I'd been on here earlier, I think he's just fantastic.
Wow! Very Pariotic of you Hells!Quote:
Originally Posted by hellsapoppin
Actually, I'm not Irish but love the culture nonetheless! :)
As for The Tain it will not be available until Feb 21. Therefore, if we read it, I won't be able to get it until very late in the discussion.
BTW, for St Patrick's Day I recommend the movie ''Man of Aran''. A genuine classic!!
I hadnt realised that it hadnt been released on amazon.com yet. You can get it on amazon.co.uk but with an end of feb release date thats okay seeing as the Ireland read isnt till march anyway. I hadnt stated slow man until after teh first week in January because i hadnt recieved it yet.
Actually that seems kind of fun to read a book in group thats still only "hot of the printing press"!
Since I am already reading this, I would like to change my nomination to The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
So, the nominations thus far:
1. The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker*
2. The Dead School by Patrick McCabe
3. Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde*
4. Dubliners by James Joyce*
5. Watt by Samuel Beckett
6. The Master by Colm Tóibín
7. Father’s Music by Dermot Bolger
8. The Tain as translated by Cairan Carson
9. The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
10. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell
Q: are any of these especially dublinish...?
Edit: :blush: dubliners :rolleyes:
can I nominate Artemis fowl then?