Pay tribute to great Irish writers of our time and before

On this St. Patrick's Day, here is a sampling of Irish authors and their works from the past and present.  Read these stories and be transported to a world of Irish culture and history.

Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Picture of Dorian Gray

Colum McCann
Let the Great World Spin
This Side of Brightness
TransAtlantic
Zoli

Frank McCourt
Angela's Ashes
Teacher Man
'Tis

Colm Toibin
The Blackwater Lightship
Brooklyn
The Empty Family
The Master

James Joyce
Dubliners
Finnegans Wake
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Ulysses

Tana French
Broken Harbor
Faithful Place
In the Woods

Roddy Doyle
The Committments
The Guts
Paddy Clarke Ha-Ha-Ha
A Star Called Henry

Emma Donoghue
Astray
Landing
Room

Maeve Binchy
Circle of Friends
Heart and Soul
Tara Road
A Week in Winter