14 Books to Read After Watching The Banshees of Inisherin

Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin follows neighbors Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) who have a sudden falling out. "The starting point was to capture the sadness of a breakup, be it a love breakup or a friendship one," McDonagh said. "Being on both sides of that is an equally horrible position. To treat the sadness of both sides as truthfully as possible was the main thing I wanted to get right with this."

The friendship break-up is set during the backdrop of the Irish Civil War, and was filmed in the Aran Islands, off the west cost of Ireland. The following books all grapple with loss, friendship, small communities, Irish history, and other themes that weave throughout Banshees. So while there may never be a sequel to this film, you can continue reading works in a similar vein: