Aisling nó Iníon A

by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

This novel, set in Dublin in the present day, is about a teenager from a very traditional background, Aisling, who has begun to challenge her mother’s right-wing ideals. As the conflict between them escalates, a horrific event turns their lives upside down and they both begin to question everything they used to believe in.

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is a writer and critic. She was born in Dublin in 1954. She attended University College Dublin, where she studied Pure English, then Folklore. She was awarded the UCD Entrance scholarship for English, and two post graduate scholarships in Folklore. In 1978-9 she studied at the University of Copenhagen, and in 1982 was awarded a PhD from the National University of Ireland. She has worked in the Department of Irish Folklore in UCD, and for many years as a curator in the National Library of Ireland. Also a teacher of Creative Writing, she has been Writer Fellow at Trinity College and is currently Writer Fellow at UCD. She is a member of Aosdána.

Eilis Ni Dhuibhne is also known as Eilis Almquist and Elizabeth O'Hara.

Reviews

[Amélie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fuair mé úrscéal a réitíonn le leibhéal mo chuid Gaeilge faoi dhéireadh! Ní raibh Aisling nó Iníon A ró-dheacair, ach bhí dúshlán ann freisin.

Maidir leis an scéal féin, thaitin sé go mór liom tríd is tríd. Bhí sé suimiúil, agus bhí an stíl scríobhneoireachta an-deas. Bhí cúpla fadhdb agam leis an luas, go háirithe ag an déireadh: cheap mé go raibh sé ró-thapa. Chomh maith, is cosúil go raibh an athrú Aisling go "irlais" go tobann.

Ach fós, bhí mé an-sasta é seo a léamh, agus tá súil agam, go mbeidh seans agam úrscéalta Éireannach chomh deas a léamh (trí Gaeilge) arís!