Book review: Writers pay their respect to their champion editor David Marcus

In this compendium we get a true sense of the man and the editor, who though understated and shy, was a giant in the world of Irish literature

David Marcus was a giant in the world of Irish literature and unusually for an editor, a champion of writers. File picture: Billy Higgins

• David Marcus: Editing Ireland 
• Edited by Paul Delaney and Deirdre Madden
• Stinging Fly Press, €20.00 – €40.00