I love the show Derry Girls (I've lost count of how many times I've watched it). However, I know very little about The Troubles outside of the show. I would love to learn more about the context of that show through some sort of fiction. Preferably by an Irish author.
by CactusCult1
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I’d check out “[Milkman](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36047860)” by Anna Burns. It’s not exactly a comedy like Derry Girls, but it gives you a really good sense of what life was like during The Troubles from a young woman’s perspective. Also “[Cal](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124039347)” by Bernard MacLaverty is a classic for this topic, and it’s pretty short. Both are by Irish authors. Not light reads, but definitely give you more context about that time period.
Not the tone at all, but a recent great book about the Troubles is “Say Nothing” by Patrick Radden Keefe. It’s narrative non-fiction from extensive research and first hand accounts. Great book on a difficult and disturbing subject.