Hunger Strike: Reflections on the 1981 Republican Hunger Strike

by Danny Morrison (editor)

Well-known novelists and poets, former prisoners and activists reflect upon the deaths of the ten republican hunger strikers who died in protest to gain political prisoner status from the British government in Northern Ireland. Their deaths proved a turning point in relations between Britain and Ireland in the early 1980s. Most of the pieces here were specifically commissioned, and while they differ greatly, what they have in common is a sense of the intensity of the experience of the hunger strike at the time, and the intensity of the impression made by it even now.

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2006

Reviews

[Aaron Mac gafraidh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection contains the best thoughts from the full spectrum of perspectives during the hunger strikes, in Irish and English, from artists, politicians, activists, and journalists all over Ireland and the world. Recommended to everyone.

[Keith Mckenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent read and again seen from the differing perspectives of people. not just those who were involved, but also from different viewpoints from around the world and how it affected them.