Letteratura Irlandese contemporanea

Vabbé, non è proprio letteratura ma è un gran bel libro scritto da David McWilliams su come e perché la società irlandese è cambiata in modo così repentino nell'ultimo decennio. Vorrei trascrivervi dei passaggi dall'apertura, davvero interessante:


Ireland has arrived.
We are richer than any of us imagined possible ten years ago. No Irish person has to emigrate, none of us need pay for education and even our universities are free. Unemployment is the lowest in our history. We have more choice than ever, the place is more tolerant and no-one can be legally deiscriminated against. We have more cash in our back pockets than almost anyone in Europe. We are better off than 99% of humanity. We are top of foreigners' lists as places to live. Unlike many of our rich neighbours, in survey after syrvey we claim to be very happy. We no longer need to beg from others in the EU; in fact, we are giving them cash. We are a success. We have money and time. We can now afford to kick back and take stock, reflex and relax a bit. [...] But instead of winding down and luxuriating in our new-found wealth, we are accelerating as never before. We have to be there first. have the best, the brightest, the newest and the biggest. We must also be the ones who are most fun, loudest, best craic and most off our head. We are borrowing, spending, shopping, shagging, eating, drinking and taking more drugs than any other nation. We are Europe's hedonists and themost decadent Irish generation ever.


Una bella differenza dall'infanzia di Frank McCourt.... :