Did the 100 best English language novels make enough room for the Irish?

Nine Irish authors made it into Robert McCrum’s selection of the best fiction of all time. But were they the right ones, and were there enough of them?
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The ripples from Robert McCrum’s 100 best novels column, which reached its end on Sunday, lapped up on Ireland’s shores four days later when 27 writers responded to a call-out from the Irish Times for reactions.

The list included nine Irish writers but were they the right ones, wondered assistant literary editor Martin Doyle.

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