MarkBeer

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Bio

MarkBeer is currently doing his PhD program at some place by the sea.

MarkBeer is an enthusiast in Irish literature (written in English though) but it has nothing to do with his research topic.

Yes, MarkBeer drinks lots of beer, be it ale or lager, Irish or not.

MarkBeer is a newcomer, 22 years of age, and open for suggestion.

Contribution on Literature

Pages I have contributed to and books I recommend for the general public:

Irish Poetry

• Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878-1957)
• Patrick MacDonogh (1902-1961)
• Padraic Fallon (1905-1974)
• Charles Donnelly (1914-1937)
• Anthony Cronin (1925-)
• Richard Murphy (1927-)
• Thomas Kinsella (1928-)
• Dermot Healy (1947-)

Irish Fiction (Major)

• Roddy Doyle
  • The Barrytown Trilogy
    • The Commitments
    • The Snapper
    • The Van
  • Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
  • The Woman Who Walked Into Doors
  • The Last Roundup
    • A Star Called Henry
    • Oh, Play That Thing!
• Patrick McCabe
  • The Butcher Boy
  • The Dead School
  • Breakfast on Pluto
  • Mondo Desperado
  • Emerald Germs of Ireland

Irish Fiction (Minor) & Others

• Martin Amis
  • Time's Arrow
  • Night Train
• John Banville
  • The Sea
• Augusten Burroughs
  • Running with Scissors
• Graham Greene
  • Stamboul Train
  • Brighton Rock
  • The Power and the Glory
  • The Heart of the Matter
  • The End of the Affair
  • The Quiet American
  • Our Man in Havana
  • A Burnt-Out Case
  • The Human Factor
  • Doctor Fischer of Geneva
  • The Tenth Man
• David Lodge
  • The British Museum Is Falling Down
  • Out of the Shelter
  • Changing Places
  • How Far Can You Go?
  • Small World
  • Nice Work
  • Paradise News
  • Therapy
  • Home Truths
  • Thinks ...
• Andrew O'Hagan
  • Our Fathers
• Jamie O'Neill
  • At Swim, Two Boys
• Gerard Woodward
  • I'll Go to Bed at Noon