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"The Ulick O'Connor Diaries, 1970-1981: A Cavalier Irishman"
Ulick O´connor
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Description for "The Ulick O'Connor Diaries, 1970-1981: A Cavalier Irishman"
Hardcover. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket. DJ has minor wear and tear to edges but remains very good
The old tradition of the literary stroller, whose imagination fed on the passing crowd, still survived in the intimate atmosphere of Dublin in the 1970s and 1980s. In these diaries writer Ulick O'Connor takes us into the heart of Irish life in that period, evoking the streets and bars of Dublin with their now legendary characters, the world of the Abbey Theatre and that of the Gate Theatre of Michale MacLiammoir. Ulick O'Connor recreates the atmosphere and talk of the Anglo-Irish country houses such as Lexlip Castle and Tullynally, where he often stayed as a guest of the Guinnesses and ... Read more
The old tradition of the literary stroller, whose imagination fed on the passing crowd, still survived in the intimate atmosphere of Dublin in the 1970s and 1980s. In these diaries writer Ulick O'Connor takes us into the heart of Irish life in that period, evoking the streets and bars of Dublin with their now legendary characters, the world of the Abbey Theatre and that of the Gate Theatre of Michale MacLiammoir. Ulick O'Connor recreates the atmosphere and talk of the Anglo-Irish country houses such as Lexlip Castle and Tullynally, where he often stayed as a guest of the Guinnesses and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Murray
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719556739
SKU
KKE0000274
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ulick O´connor
Ulick O'Connor's books include Oliver St John Gogarty, Brendan Behan and the much-praised Celtic Dawn, a portrait of the Irish literary renaissance. His one-man shows have been staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and in Britain, Europe and the United States. His Irish Civil War play Execution was described by the Evening Standard as 'dynamite', his play Joycity by ... Read more
Reviews for "The Ulick O'Connor Diaries, 1970-1981: A Cavalier Irishman"
'these diaries are alive with revealing, smoky vignettes from Dublin to Manhattan, London to Tangier.'
The Irish Times 20040110
The Irish Times 20040110