Dublin Tales is home to a wide range of historical and present-day perspectives on the place...Eve Patten and Paul Delaney...navigate in a beautifully written introduction an awareness of the kitschy use of fictional landmarks for attracting visitors, while producing a real map of Dublin as a literary metropolis. * Catherine Toal, Irish Times *
Dublin's many faces brought to life in eclectic collection of stories...Delaney and Patten's clear vision and painstaking selection of work creates a Janus-faced Dublin, sometimes wayward and sometimes constant, occasionally brutal and occasionally compassionate, above all capable of flicking from the familiar to the terrifying in a heartbeat. * Martina Devlin, Irish Independent *
An engrossing, often moving, and very powerful anthology which really gets to the heart of its subject. I've enjoyed all of the 'Tales' collection from OUP, and this is a worthy addition - highly recommended! * Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings *
A curated anthology of short fiction celebrates the city of Dublin as literary setting and muse. * The Booklist *
An attractive and useful book... a lot of pleasure to be had here. * Shiny New Books *
Most of the stories in Dublin Tales show off Irish literature at its best: overflowing with feeling, humor, and insight... an excellent primer on where Dublin (and Irish literature) have been, and where they're going. * Ho Lin, New York Journal of Books *