Balcony of Europe
Book • 1972
The Balcony of Europe (1969) by Aidan Higgins follows an Irish expatriate's experiences in Spain and the returns of memory and loss that shape his psyche.
The novel is noted for its lyrical, associative style and for scenes that meditate on mortality and social dislocation.
It features a striking depiction of a mother's dying that has drawn critical attention for its emotional intensity and thematic resonance.
The podcast references it in discussing maternal corpses and modernist treatments of death.
The novel is noted for its lyrical, associative style and for scenes that meditate on mortality and social dislocation.
It features a striking depiction of a mother's dying that has drawn critical attention for its emotional intensity and thematic resonance.
The podcast references it in discussing maternal corpses and modernist treatments of death.
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Bridget English
Christopher Cusack et al. eds., "The Corpse in Modern Irish Literature" (Liverpool UP, 2026)
