Irish Writers - John B. Keane

John B. Keane was born in Listowel, Co Kerry in 1928.

He has published forty-six works. He is best known for his plays which include

• Sive
• Sharon's Grave
• The Man from Clare
• The Year of the Hiker
• The Field (which was adapted as a film of the same name)
• Many Young Men of Twenty
• Big Maggie
• Moll
• The Crazy Wall
• The Buds of Ballybunion
• The Chastitute
• Faoiseamh

His novels are The Bodhran Makers; Durango; The Contractors; A High Meadow. He has published many books of humourous essays and letters, including Letters of a T.D.; Love Bites, and Owl Sandwiches.

He has published one book in Irish, Dan Pheadí Aíndí. His biography is Man of the Triple Name.

He is a former president of Irish P.E.N., an Honorary Life Member of the Royal Dublin Society, a D.Litt (hon.causa) Trinity College Dublin; Hon. Doc. Fine Arts, Marymount Manhattan College. A founder member of the Society of Irish Playwrights, he was a member of Aosdána. He lived in Listowel, Co Kerry, and died in May 2002.

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