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The Bodhrán Makers
John B. Keane
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Description for The Bodhrán Makers
Paperback. Life is harsh in close-knit community of Dirrabeg, a community on the Dingle Peninsula facing extinction in the mid-1950's. Donal Hallpelly's bodhran playing brings him into conflict with Canon Tett, the ultraconservative local priest, determined to stamp out the last vestiges of paganism in his community. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. .
Life is harsh in close-knit community of Dirrabeg, a community on the Dingle Peninsula facing extinction in the mid-1950's. Many of the young have left for England or America, where there are opportunities and chances for secure lives. Those remaining behind love their land and their independence but fear for the future as the bogs get thin, the yields are poor, and the children have little hope of success. `We never died a winter yet.' A wickedly funny and insightful novel from the author of ... Read more
Life is harsh in close-knit community of Dirrabeg, a community on the Dingle Peninsula facing extinction in the mid-1950's. Many of the young have left for England or America, where there are opportunities and chances for secure lives. Those remaining behind love their land and their independence but fear for the future as the bogs get thin, the yields are poor, and the children have little hope of success. `We never died a winter yet.' A wickedly funny and insightful novel from the author of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781847178855
SKU
9781847178855
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About John B. Keane
John Brendan Keane, who died in his native Listowel in 2002, remains one of Ireland's most popular writers. He was the author of many awardwinning books and plays, including Big Maggie, Sive, The Year of the Hiker, Sharon's Grave and his masterpiece, The Field.
Reviews for The Bodhrán Makers
At once a rueful elegy to a vanished spirit and a comic celebration. For those who wear the green, this book will provide a bounty of tears and laughs.
Publishers Weekly Furious, raging, passionate and ... very, very funny.
Boston Globe
Publishers Weekly Furious, raging, passionate and ... very, very funny.
Boston Globe