An anthology of Irish and Irish-American writers sharing struggles and triumphs in New York, exploring heritage and identity.
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An anthology of Irish and Irish-American writers sharing struggles and triumphs in New York, exploring heritage and identity.
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In the ten years following the Great Famine, Irish flooded into New York at an astonishing rate. By 1860 one in every four New Yorkers was Irish, and by the 1920s Irish-American authors like Eugene O'Neill and F. Scott Fitzgerald had transformed the American literary landscape and laid the foundation for a century that would put Irish writing at the forefront of American letters. This series of essays by and about Irish-American writers traces that heritage from it's humble origins through the t...
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Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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Profanity
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Substance use
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Frequent themes of alcoholism; portrayed as a struggle, not glamorized.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Brief mentions of Catholic history in Irish identity context.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Recurring themes of Irish republican history and cultural identity.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Themes of emotional suffering and stunted development in writers' lives.
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