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Ireland's Master Storyteller: The Collected Stories of Éamon Kelly
Eamon Kelly
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paperback. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
In this collection, actor and seanchaí (traditional storyteller) Éamon Kelly's finest stories are collected for the first time: stories of the real Kerry and the magical past of the Gobán Saor, the heartbreak of emigration, the stations, the priests, the courting and dancing, the war between the sexes. Kelly mines a rich seam of humour and sadness out of resilience of a people rich in hospitality and generosity, imagination, culture and tradition.
In this collection, actor and seanchaí (traditional storyteller) Éamon Kelly's finest stories are collected for the first time: stories of the real Kerry and the magical past of the Gobán Saor, the heartbreak of emigration, the stations, the priests, the courting and dancing, the war between the sexes. Kelly mines a rich seam of humour and sadness out of resilience of a people rich in hospitality and generosity, imagination, culture and tradition.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781860230806
SKU
KTJ8039138
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Eamon Kelly
Éamon Kelly, actor, seanchaí and writer, was born near Rathmore in County Kerry in 1914. He had a varied and successful career as an actor, performing in the plays of Brian Friel, Tom Murphy and Sebastian Barry, among others. He published two volumes of memoirs, The Apprentice (1995) and The Journeyman (1998).
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