New Dubliners

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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the year in which Joyce penned his famous collection, New Dubliners presents eleven deeply human, evocative stories set in the Irish capital, by such award-winning and leading Irish authors as Roddy Doyle, Colum McCann, Joseph O'Connor, Bernard MacLaverty, and Frank McGuinness. Contents: Two little clouds / Joseph O'Connor -- Recuperation / Roddy Doyle -- Mrs Hyde Frolics in the eel pit / Ivy Bannister -- Pictures / Desmond Hogan -- As if there were trees / Colum McCann -- The assessment / Bernard MacLaverty -- All that matters / Maeve Binchy -- Patio nights / Anthony Glavin -- Martha's streets / Dermot Bolger -- Benny gets the blame / Clare Boylan -- The Sunday father / Frank McGuinnes.