http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/categories/Literature_Books/ Newsfeed for the latest Literature Books articles and reviews published in Three Monkeys Online. Three Monkeys Online is a current affairs and arts magazine published in three different languages - English, Italian, and Spanish en information@threemonkeysonline.com Death as a fictionalised experience allies itself harmoniously with literary fiction. Both are spaces of invention and both seek to fill what is essentially an ever-present void of abstraction. A perfect example of the marriage between death and literary fiction is the Gormenghast Trilogy by writer and illustrator Mervyn Peake. http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/als/mervyn_peake_gormenghast_trilogy.html Literary monsters are metaphors for our own deep fears. Little wonder, then, that one of literature's most famous monsters has been depicted differently throughout his illustrious career. Stephanie Lawless compares and contrasts representations of Shelley's monster from the page, stage, and film worlds. http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/als/shelley_frankenstein_making_monsters.html The first person narrative of a troubled young Irish boy, told in M.J.Hyland's second novel Carry Me Down, captivated audiences and critics alike. It was nominated for last year's Man Booker prize, and described by novelist Monica Ali as "a work of discreet brilliance". Hyland spoke to Three Monkeys recently about her preference for the first person narrative, and about what distinguighes the great novel from the good. http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/als/_maria_j_hyland_carry_me_down.html James Joyce was, and remains a domineering presence on the Irish literary landscape. Less acknowledged, though, is the influence of Dante Alighieri, despite echoes found in the works of Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, and indeed Joyce. http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/als/_dante_beckett_heaney_commedia.html Employing diverse structures, including the seven deadly sins, dante, and the American coast-to-coast road-trip, John Haskell's debut novel has been described as 'wildly original' (by Geoff Dyer, no less) and 'remarkable'. Haskell spoke to TMO about American Purgatorio http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/als/john_haskell_american_purgatorio_interview.html