Irish Fiction

Edna O'Brien's first novel The Country Girls and its sequels The Lonely Girl and Girls in their Married Bliss changed the temperature of Irish literature in the 1960s.

From the author of the classic novel 'At-Swim-Two-Birds' comes this ingenious tale which follows the mad and absurd ambitions of a scientist determined to destroy the world.

At the start of his school holidays, Danny Delaney is looking forward to a trouble-free summer. But when his mother returns home one afternoon, flanked by two policemen, he knows that something terrible has happened.

WINNER Baileys Prize for Fiction 2016. DUBRAY STAFF RECOMMENDED READ. A big, bold debut from a true new Irish talent.

The Gospel According to Blindboy is a surreal and genre-defying collection of short stories exploring the myths, complacencies and contradictions at the heart of modern Ireland. It is one of the most original collections of short stories to emerge in recent years.

It is impossible to read Toibin without being moved, touched and finally changed' Independent on Sunday

When eleven-year-old Henrietta arrives at the Fishers' residence in Paris, little does she know what fascinating secrets the house itself contains. Henrietta finds that her visit coincides with that of Leopold, an intense child who has come to Paris to be introduced to the mother he has never known.

Aisling is back in the follow up to the no.1 bestseller The Importance of Being Aisling.

A Dubray Staff Recommended Read... From the international bestselling author of Room. Emma Donoghue once again finds the light in the darkness in this classic story of hope and survival against all odds..

A beautifully intelligent and heartbreaking debut about a long-forgotten Irishwoman.