{"product_id":"too-smart-to-be-sentimental-sally-barr-ebest-9780268027735","title":"Too Smart to Be Sentimental: Contemporary Irish American Women Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a series of critical and biographical essays, \u003cem\u003eToo Smart to Be Sentimental\u003c\/em\u003e offers a feminist literary history of twentieth-century Irish America. This collection introduces the reader to the works of twelve contemporary Irish American women writers, some of whom are well known, such as Joyce Carol Oates, Alice McDermott, and Tess Gallagher, and some of whom are equally deserving of recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter focuses on a particular writer, describes and discusses that writer's most important works, contextualizes the discussion with relevant biographical material, and highlights why the writer is representative of the Irish American literary tradition. \u003cem\u003eToo Smart to Be Sentimental\u003c\/em\u003e--the first critical study of contemporary Irish American women authors--will be invaluable to students and scholars of Irish studies and Irish American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sally Barr Ebest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268027730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268027735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.63w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2008 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2008 pg. 271","brand":"Sally Barr Ebest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44364996641023,"sku":"9780268027735","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2debd38f-52de-4d39-bd9f-15ba61a2d576.jpg?v=1697056038","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/too-smart-to-be-sentimental-sally-barr-ebest-9780268027735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}