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A Middle Aged Orpheus Looks Back At His Life: Sonnets
Gabriel Fitzmaurice
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Paperback. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
In his new book of sonnets, Gabriel examines his life in a small community in the south west of Ireland where he has spent all of his life and where he worked as an elementary school teacher for over thirty years. He examines his life from youth to the present day, as he approaches his sixtieth birthday. He writes about growing up in a village that played Beckett, Thornton Wilder, and Lady Gregory; the Irish language; old age, sickness, and death; as well as new life, parenthood, and grandparenthood; and Irish music, sports, politics, and conflict.
In his new book of sonnets, Gabriel examines his life in a small community in the south west of Ireland where he has spent all of his life and where he worked as an elementary school teacher for over thirty years. He examines his life from youth to the present day, as he approaches his sixtieth birthday. He writes about growing up in a village that played Beckett, Thornton Wilder, and Lady Gregory; the Irish language; old age, sickness, and death; as well as new life, parenthood, and grandparenthood; and Irish music, sports, politics, and conflict.
Product Details
Publisher
LIBERTIES PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
76
Place of Publication
, Ireland
ISBN
9781907593611
SKU
9781907593611
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99-2
About Gabriel Fitzmaurice
GABRIEL FIRZMAURICE was born in 1952, in Moyvane, County Kerry where he still lives. For over thirty years he taught in the local primary school, from which he retired as principal in 2007. He is the author of more than fifty books, including collections of poetry in both English and Irish, as well as several collections of verse for children. ... Read more
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