Anne Enright, one of the most promising fiction writers to appear in Ireland in the 1990s, has received considerable critical attention and literary accolades for her short stories and novels. She also writes essays and columns for such periodicals as the London Review of Books, The Irish Times, Harper's, and The New Yorker. Most critics agree that her work is postmodern and deconstructionist while utilizing a cinematic style suggestive of both the celluloid quality and pace of contemporary life. The term "magic realism" is often employed to describe her work. In a 9 March 2000 interview with Caitriona Moloney, Enright explained her focus: "I am also fascinated by the problem of Goodness. The characters in my novels are damaged, but though they are interested in badness (or evil), they are more interested in/bewildered by goodness." Reviewers consider Enright's forte to be comedy, often invoking the Irish comedic tradition of...