Dooneen

by Keith Ridgway

First published 2026

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Reception

2026
Chicago Review of Books
Reviewed by Gianni Washington, 22 July
2026
The New Yorker
Reviewed, 10 August

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The New Yorker · 10 August 2026

Briefly Noted

Also reviews Daylight Come by Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Scavenging Beauty by Angelica Glass and Queen Mab by Emily McBride

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Chicago Review of Books · 22 July 2026

The Future is the Past is the Future in “Dooneen”

Keith Ridgway’s novel Dooneen follows writer Bartholomew “Mew” Port, a Dubliner returning home to participate in a literary festival, where he instead finds himself in the midst of a great rebellion. Having left his love, Mahmoud, back in London, Port’s mind constantly returns to “Mootie” as both…

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Catalogue record

ISBN: 978-0-8112-4046-8

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ISBN: 978-0-8112-4046-8
Author: Ridgway, Keith
Statement: Dooneen / Keith Ridgway.
Records: Open Library