A collection of photographs taken in the last week of August 1985, showing Ireland from many perspectives through the eyes of many different photographers
Anthony Cronin Books
Anthony Cronin is an Irish poet, novelist, biographer, literary critic, commentator, and arts activist whose work is characterized by its penetrating insight into human nature and Irish society. His writing often explores themes of identity, memory, and social justice with a unique sense of irony and compassion. Cronin's literary style is known for its lyrical quality, precision of language, and ability to capture the complexities of human relationships. His extensive body of work, spanning poetry and prose, has left an indelible mark on Irish literature and continues to inspire readers with its intellectual and emotional resonance.
First published in 1989 No Laughing Matter: The Life and Times of Flann O’Brien was the first full-length biography of Flann O’Brien. Rich in background, anecdote and social history, it is an extraordinary portrait of a writer and his times, perceptive, sympathetic and authoritative. Flann O’Brien (aka Brian O’Nolan) was born in Tyrone in 1911 and worked as a civil servant for many years. He also developed an alter ego, Myles na Gopaleen, whose saitrical column in The Irish Times soon acquired legendary status. At Swim-Two-Birds, his first novel, appeared in 1939 and was praised by James Joyce, Graham Greene, Dylan Thomas and others. His second novel, The Third Policeman, failed to find a publisher at the time but has since been acknowledged as one of the most important novels to come out of Ireland in the twentieth century. With a foreword by acclaimed author Kevin Barry and striking redesign, No Laughing Matter is an undisputed classic of Irish literary biography.
The Life of Riley
- 250 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Written in the 1960s, Anthony Cronin's comic novel 'The Life of Riley' centres around the literary scene in Dublin in the 1850s and follows occasional poet Riley's misadventures after he quit his job as assistant to the secretary of a Dublin grocers' association, in favour of beggardom.
Set in post-war literary Dublin, this memoir offers a humorous and vivid portrayal of life during that era. Anthony Cronin provides a candid and refreshing perspective, countering the often sentimentalized narratives of Dublin's literary history. His observations blend wit with sharp insights, making it a compelling read for those interested in the authentic experiences of the time.
Flann O'Brien
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Neben seiner Tätigkeit als Schriftsteller, schrieb Flann O'Brien, der hauptberuflich Ministerialbeamter war, ab 1940 unter dem Pseudonym Myles na gCopaleen eine tägliche Trost-&-Rat-Kolumne in der 'Irish Times', und niemand von seinen Freunden und schon gar nicht von seinen Kollegen ahnte, dass der Beamte Brian O'Nolan auch der Schriftsteller Flann O'Brien und der scharfe, witzige Kolumnist Myles na gCopaleen in einer Person war.Am 1. April 1966 starb Flann O'Brien in Dublin und wünschte sich 'ein Denkmal, ein ganz schlichtes, aber mit dem Rücken zum Trinity College sollte es schon stehen.'Anthony Cronin verknüpft in seiner Biographie Hintergrundinformationen, Familiengeschichten, Anekdoten und Werkinterpretationen zu einer Sozialgeschichte Irlands.
Yeats is Dead!
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
A serial novel by 15 of the brightest talents in Irish writing (including Marian Keyes, Pauline McLynn, Gina Moxley and Frank McCourt), telling an elaborate tale of murder, mayhem and literary shenanigans in present-day Dublin. Approximately #1 from every copy sold will go to Amnesty International.