16:33 "lifting the people of ireland into some other realm" - interviewer. Belinda puts a enchanting spin on realism that makes it all the more captivating
**************8the way people behave in parties or local shops, everyday life is full of those moments where as a writer you look at it as a powerful metaphor (recruiting them and making them happen is the hard part, but observing it happens alot)
19:08 writers are so tender. everyday mundane things make me cry too
16:33 "lifting the people of ireland into some other realm" - interviewer. Belinda puts a enchanting spin on realism that makes it all the more captivating
irish lifts ordinariness all the time
4:24 "theyre like theatres of memory"
pressure of interest kept her motivated to keep writing solace 37:08
**************8the way people behave in parties or local shops, everyday life is full of those moments where as a writer you look at it as a powerful metaphor (recruiting them and making them happen is the hard part, but observing it happens alot)
6:32 her move to new york helped her write the irish literature
29:41 boundaries and awakwardness vs authenticity
in her literature she represents a shift in irish culture
11:55 beer sterotype, character behind
8:47 pride
doing things because of pride vs authenticity
32:17 codependency
30:43 GAP between whats said and whats true
truth isnt usueful to novekist