Inadditiontohisnovelsandstories,AidanHiggins--oneofIreland’smostrespectedcontemporarywriters--haswrittenalargebodyofcriticism.WindyArboursincludespieceswrittenbetween1970-1990andisthefirstcollectionofhisreviewstobepublished.Incrediblywell-read,Higginscoverswritersfromaroundtheworld,fromrelativelywell-knownauthorssuchasWilliamFaulkner,DjunaBarnes,andJorgeLuisBorges,tomoreobscurewriterssuchasRalphCusackandDorothyNelson.Servingasaninformativeguidebookaboutcontemporaryfiction,Higgins’scriticismisalwaysinsightful,andoftentimesentertaininglyacerbic.
