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The waves behind us : a memoirs / Benedict Kiely

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [London] : Methuen, [1999]Description: 190 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780413701602 .
  • 9780413701602 .
Subject(s): Scope and content: Starting in 1941 - and working his way to the present - Kiely recalls his arrival in Dublin and introduces us to the many people who shade his narrative. Kiely's recollections trace the path of his career as a Dublin journalist and, later, a serious prose writer. The memoir includes deft portraits and lyrical homages to such notable writers as W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanaugh and a host of others. Kiely's vivid evocation of people, places and events demonstrates how a great city, bustling with culture and literature, shaped his many-faceted career
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Starting in 1941 - and working his way to the present - Kiely recalls his arrival in Dublin and introduces us to the many people who shade his narrative. Kiely's recollections trace the path of his career as a Dublin journalist and, later, a serious prose writer. The memoir includes deft portraits and lyrical homages to such notable writers as W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, Brendan Behan, Patrick Kavanaugh and a host of others. Kiely's vivid evocation of people, places and events demonstrates how a great city, bustling with culture and literature, shaped his many-faceted career

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