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Máire Cruise O'Brien - The Same Age as the State: The Autobiography of Maire Cruise O'Brien - 9780862787998 - 9780862787998
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The Same Age as the State: The Autobiography of Maire Cruise O'Brien

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Máire Cruise O'Brien explores the republican and revolutionary connections of her family as she was growing up, the fallout of the Civil War, and life in the Irish-speaking districts of Ireland almost a century ago.

Máire spent two years studying in post-war Paris where she met Beckett and Sylvia Beech, among others. She became the first ever Irish woman diplomat, a role which took her to Spain in the time of Franco, the General Assembly of the U.N. & the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

After her marriage to Conor Cruise O'Brien, she accompanied him to various countries ... Read more

This is the autobiography of a unique woman, spanning most of the 20th century. It is filled with famous people including revolutionaries, writers, statesmen and many more· A compelling insight into a time of great upheaval in Ireland, Europe and Africa.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780862787998
SKU
9780862787998
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About Máire Cruise O'Brien
An established Irish language author, Máire published many highly acclaimed volumes of verse, articles, short stories and translations. She died at the age of 99 in October 2021.

Reviews for The Same Age as the State: The Autobiography of Maire Cruise O'Brien
'Like all good books, it becomes an instant friend and one is impatient to return to its pages.'
The Irish Times
The Irish Times
'You can occasionally hear mirthless laughter coming from behind the wonderful book I was given at Christmas that I'm reading these days. It is unique
an intellectual and emotional autobiography by an ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Same Age as the State: The Autobiography of Maire Cruise O'Brien


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