Reading Irish-American Fiction

1. Preface
Margaret Hallissy

2. Introduction
Margaret Hallissy

3. What Americans Know and How They Know It: Song
Margaret Hallissy

4. What Americans Know and How They Know It: Story
Margaret Hallissy

5. “Picture Postcard Ireland”: Thomas Moran’s The World I Made for Her
Margaret Hallissy

6. Naming the Past: Lisa Carey’s The Mermaids Singing
Margaret Hallissy

7. The Pain of Not Knowing: Katharine Weber’s The Music Lesson
Margaret Hallissy

8. Bringing Paddies Over: Alice McDermott’s Charming Billy
Margaret Hallissy

9. The Rage of the Dying Animal: Mary Gordon’s The Other Side
Margaret Hallissy

10. The Journey
Margaret Hallissy

Keywords: Literature, North American Literature, Literary History, Fiction, British and Irish Literature