Subtitled, 'Irish Identities', this is a collection of articles by
O'Toole, a regular columnist on The Irish Times who now lives and
works in New York. Written between 1988 and 1997, they do not form
a coherent picture or follow a clearly defined plan, rather they
are reflections inspried by varius events, big and small, over the
last decade. It gives a taste - and a very fine taste indeed - of
what it is like to be in a country at a momentous point, when so
much that has been taken for granted is having to change. Once a
poor, largely rural country it is now wealthy with a lot of hi-tech
industry. Once unquestioningly Catholic, it is having to face
scandals in the Church and make decisions on questions like divorce
and abortion which, not so long ago, would never even have been
raised. These and other questions are challenging the old Irish
identity, and no one new identity has emerged in its wake. With
wit, compassion, and a deep sense of understanding, O'Toole
presents a remarkable series of impressions that tell us something
of what it is like to be Irish today, to by trying to forge a new
identity when the old still hasn't quite let go. From political
debate to rural traditions, this brief book manages to cover a
great deal of ground, without once letting go of the reader's
interest and enjoyment. (Kirkus UK)
This collection of essays is drawn from Fintan O'Toole's writings
over two decades. Its portraits of people - talk-show hosts,
priests, children, pop stars - and its reports of social and
political upheaval, reveal a country still in search of itself, but
more at ease with the complexities of its own make-up; a country
whose buried memories, tourist myths and current congtradictions
might now be reworked to forge a truly modern Irish identity.
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