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That Old Country Music by Kevin Barry Reviewed by Naoise Dolan

That Old Country Music by Kevin Barry Reviewed by Naoise Dolan | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
That Old Country Music
by Kevin Barry

Reviewed by Naoise Dolan
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Wall Street Journal: Welcome to the Summer of Young Irish Love (six young writers push Irish letters to the global cultural fore) by Colm Toibin

Wall Street Journal: Welcome to the Summer of Young Irish Love (six young writers push Irish letters to the global cultural fore) by Colm Toibin | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Welcome to the Summer of Young Irish Love
As the TV adaptation of Normal People sets streaming records and the debut novel Exciting Times emerges as a surprise hit, six young writers push Irish letters to the global cultural fore.
Colm Tóibín
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Naoise Dolan Exciting Times Excerpt: Dating A Rich Man

"I wasn’t good at most things but I was good at men, and Julian was the richest man I’d ever been good at."
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Naoise Dolan: 'I'm not good at presenting myself as likable' | Books | The Guardian

Naoise Dolan: 'I'm not good at presenting myself as likable' | Books | The Guardian | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
The young Irish writer, who has won acclaim for her debut novel, on writing in a time of crisis and finding comfort in small routines
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In ‘Exciting Times,’ by Naoise Dolan Echoes of Sally Rooney, but With a Queer Twist - The New York Times

In ‘Exciting Times,’ by Naoise Dolan Echoes of Sally Rooney, but With a Queer Twist - The New York Times | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Naoise Dolan’s debut follows a young Irishwoman as she becomes involved in the lives of Hong Kong’s upper crust.
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The New Yorker on Naoise Dolan and Sally Rooney: Has Self-Awareness Gone Too Far in Fiction? 

The New Yorker on Naoise Dolan and Sally Rooney: Has Self-Awareness Gone Too Far in Fiction?  | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Increasingly, characters seem to be rewarded for the moral work of feeling bad.
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In ‘Exciting Times,’ Echoes of Sally Rooney, but With a Queer Twist - The New York Times

In ‘Exciting Times,’ Echoes of Sally Rooney, but With a Queer Twist - The New York Times | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Naoise Dolan’s debut follows a young Irishwoman as she becomes involved in the lives of Hong Kong’s upper crust.
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LA Times: Debut novelist Naoise Dolan is no Sally Rooney, for better and worse

LA Times: Debut novelist Naoise Dolan is no Sally Rooney, for better and worse | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
An Irish millennial's first novel, "Exciting Times," pins the touchstone generational tension between sardonicism and sincerity.
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OPRAH: Read an Excerpt from Naoise Dolan New Novel Exciting Times

OPRAH: Read an Excerpt from Naoise Dolan New Novel Exciting Times | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Irish writer Naoise Dolan's debut novel, Exciting Times, is garnering comparisons to Sally Rooney. Read an excerpt from the rom com here.
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