In our January 2007 issue, at the cusp of Ireland's economic boom, WLT dedicated a special section to "Modern Ireland," including a look at how the Celtic Tiger economy was affecting literature and the arts. The boom now bust, WLT invited three Irish writers to share their post-Celtic Tiger writing. Together they conjure a dark, ominous landscape of pre-bust foreboding, cars burned out for insurance proceeds, taxis going nowhere, and curses. Ultimately, these writers lead us to ask ourselves: After the economic collapse, what remains? Buy the July 2012 issue of WLT to read this special section.
The Suicides
They ask: the world gives them a stone,revolving until the greater part of her is in darkness.
Out among the night-stations the signals falter,the mechanism of the cell winds down.
We can…
Irish playwright Marina Carr headlines the issue, along with new creative work by Ethel Rohan, Caitriona O’Reilly, and Claire Kilroy that explores the dark side of Ireland’s economic downturn.
