We Don't Know Ourselves

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A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958

By Fintan O'Toole

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We Don't Know Ourselves is a captivating exploration of modern Ireland, weaving personal narrative with historical analysis. Fintan O'Toole examines the rapid cultural, social, and political transformations that the country experienced from the mid-20th century to the present. He captures both the struggles and triumphs of a changing nation, offering insights into how these shifts have shaped Ireland's identity and place in the world.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the evolving social and political landscape of modern Ireland. It delves into the country's transformation over recent decades, combining personal reflection with insightful historical analysis, making it perfect for those interested in history and cultural identity.

We Don't Know Ourselves

Fintan O'Toole's history of Ireland in his own time. Ireland has changed almost out of recognition during the decades since O'Toole's birth in 1958, and this is his very personal vision of recent Irish history.

Fintan O'Toole – Ireland's leading public intellectual and author of Heroic Failure – tells a history of Ireland in his own time.

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The #1 Irish Times bestseller

WINNER of the An Post Irish Book Awards

'A clear-eyed, myth-dispelling masterpiece' Marian Keyes

'Sweeping, authoritative and profoundly intelligent' Colm Tóibín, Guardian

'With the pace and twists of an enthralling novel' Irish Times

'Evocative, moving, funny and furious' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times

'An enthralling, panoramic book' Patrick Radden Keefe

'A book that will remain important for a very long time' An Post Irish Book Award

We Don't Know Ourselves is a very personal vision of recent Irish history from the year of O'Toole's birth, 1958, down to the present. Ireland has changed almost out of recognition during those decades, and Fintan O'Toole's life coincides with that arc of transformation.

The book is a brilliant interweaving of memories (though this is emphatically not a memoir) and engrossing social and historical narrative. This was the era of Eamon de Valera, Jack Lynch, Charles Haughey and John Charles McQuaid, of sectarian civil war in the North and the Pope's triumphant visit in 1979, but also of those who began to speak out against the ruling consensus – feminists, advocates for the rights of children, gay men and women coming out of the shadows.

We Don't Know Ourselves is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand modern Ireland.

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We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole has garnered significant acclaim for its compelling and insightful narrative. Critics praise its combination of personal memoir and historical analysis, providing a profound exploration of Ireland's transformation from the 1950s onwards. The book is described as masterful in its storytelling, blending wit, humaneness, and an incisive look at Irish identity and social upheaval. Reviewers highlight its engaging prose and suggest it's essential for anyone interested in understanding modern Ireland.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784978341

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Apollo

Illustration: 2 x 8pp b&w

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 46.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 457g

Pages: 624

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Biography & Memoir European History Fintan O'Toole History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Fintan O'Toole is the author of Heroic Failure, Ship of Fools, A Traitor's Kiss, White Savage and other acclaimed books. He is a columnist for the Irish Times and the Milberg Professor of Irish Letters at Princeton University. He writes regularly for the Guardian, New York Review of Books, New York Times and other British and American journals.