Doireann Ní Ghríofa was already a well-established poet when she reached a whole new audience with her first prose work, A Ghost in the Throat. A blend of autofiction, essay, memoir and poetry exploring the life and work of the poet Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, it won the James Tait Black biography prize and was named among the best Irish books of the last 20 years by the Irish Book Awards.
Her new book, Said the Dead, investigates the experiences of women admitted to Our Lady’s Psychiatric Hospital in Cork, and tells the story of Lucia Strangman, the first female doctor to enter into the asylum service. At a time when Ireland’s institutions have come under intense scrutiny, especially for their treatment of women, Said the Dead is an urgent, surprising and deeply felt work that questions what we want from the past.
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