It has been more than a decade since the global financial crisis led to the crash of Irish economy and ended the prosperity known as the Celtic Tiger in 2008. The economic crash has had a huge impact on Irish society, and an event of such magnitude invariably invites responses and inspires reflection from various perspectives, not least literature. In fact, during the recession in the Post-Tiger era, Irish fiction thrives nonetheless. Writers—veterans and novices alike—swarmed to respond to the changes in contemporary Ireland, thus creating what one might justifiably call a Celtic Tiger in Irish fiction during the recession, despite the ironic undertones. These works are roughly referred to with a new category called Post-Tiger novels, many of which feature formal innovation and linguistic experiments. This course aims to formulate a critical narrative for understanding and analyzing Post-Tiger Irish novels, meanwhile prompting students to reflect on the use and value of Post-Tiger novel as a critical concept.

If you have any questions regarding the course, please feel free to email the instructor: brucehuang@ntu.edu.tw.

#2022/1/3 update:
*110-2文本已更新，書林都買得到，除The Spinning Heart以外，就請修課同學自行取得，預計是3/22上課使用。
*本課要讀的文本較多（的樣子），建議寒假就開始讀，就算後來不修課，讀點好書也是很棒的嘛。

#2022/1/12 update:
110-2內容更新完畢，如有任何課程相關疑問，歡迎直接與老師連絡。