Dermot Bolger ist ein irischer Romanautor, dessen Werk sich häufig mit den Erfahrungen von Charakteren aus der Arbeiterklasse befasst, die sich von der Gesellschaft entfremdet fühlen. Er hinterfragt kritisch die Relevanz traditioneller nationalistischer Vorstellungen von Irischsein und plädiert für eine pluralistischere und inklusivere Gesellschaft. Bolgers Schriften befassen sich mit der Suche nach Identität und Zugehörigkeit in der modernen Welt und geben den oft Übersehenen eine Stimme.
Set in 1941, the narrative unfolds within the confines of Grangegorman Mental Hospital, where the lives of four individuals intersect. Each character grapples with the profound impacts of war, betrayal, and personal trauma, revealing the deep scars that conflict leaves on the human psyche. Their stories intertwine, exploring themes of resilience and the quest for healing amidst a backdrop of historical turmoil.
This is Dermot Bolger's latest poetry collection. Every night during a year of the recent Covid 19 lockdown Bolger took long walks through the streets of Dublin. During these walks he allowed his imagination free rein and these resulting poems revisit central events during his life and also reflect upon the lives of others.
A widow spends weeks haunting a cemetery, desperate to track down an unknown woman who keeps leaving flowers on her husband's grave; A daughter searches a foreign city for her father, trying to understand why he disappeared forty-five years ago; A former gay lover of Roger Casement stands among the crowds at his state funeral in 1965, paying silent homage to the closeted world they were forced to inhabit at the dawning of the Irish State. A writer at a book launch comes face to face with the person secretly responsible for his success. In his first collection of short stories, Dermot Bolger peers under the veneer of our lives, exploring the secrets that bind families together, or tear them apart, creating worlds where people find that nothing is truly certain. There are always truths just beyond reach that would make sense of their lives, if they only know how to unlock them.
A towering achievement by one of Ireland's best-loved authors about the unshakeable bonds of family, the indestructability of love and the price a woman pays for the right to be herself.
Joyce beschreibt im Ulysses in 18 Episoden einen Tag – den 16. Juni 1904 – im Leben des Leopold Bloom, seines Zeichens Anzeigenakquisiteur bei einer Dubliner Tageszeitung. In Anlehnung an Homers Irrfahrten des Odysseus lässt er den Leser an den (Irr-)Gängen seines Protagonisten durch Dublin teilhaben. Joyce schildert dabei nicht nur die äußeren Geschehnisse, sondern auch die Gedanken seiner Protagonisten mit allen ihren Assoziationen, Erinnerungsfetzen und Vorstellungen. Die Sprache wird dabei ungeordnet und bruchstückhaft verwendet, „wie es der Person gerade durch den Kopf geht“. Dieses Stilelement, der so genannte „stream of consciousness“ (Bewusstseinsstrom) wird hier zum ersten Mal zentrales Gestaltungselement eines literarischen Werkes.
A spellbinding novel based on a real-life rescue in 1943, when the crew of a neutral Irish ship rescued 168 drowning German sailors. A story of romance and war, where every experience is intense and dangerous.
Written by a master story-teller, Tanglewood grows into an incisive dissection of Ireland in 2007, when - although these characters are unaware of it - the Celtic Tiger edifice is quietly imploding.
Exploring the depths of grief, the author reflects on the transformative power of loss and the unexpected return to poetry. This collection captures a journey through sorrow, ultimately emerging as a celebration of life and resilience. With a blend of raw emotion and beauty, it invites readers to confront their own experiences of grief while finding solace in the written word. The work is both unflinching and poignant, resonating deeply with those who have navigated similar feelings.
Dermot Bolger's superb new novella explores what changes in the human condition and what remains inalterably enduring.
Joey findet schnell einen besten Freund in Shane, wird jedoch von Geraldine gewarnt, sich von ihm fernzuhalten. Merkwürdige Ereignisse geschehen, und Joey entdeckt ein schreckliches Geheimnis über Shane in einem alten Haus. Eine spannende und beunruhigende Geschichte.