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Short Stories of Padraic Pearse: A Dual Language Book
Desmond Maguire Padraic Pearse
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Pádraic Pearse, who played a prominent part in the 1916 rebellion, declared Ireland a Republic from the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin. He was executed, along with the other leaders, for his part in the Rising. But he was a gentle warrior at heart. These five stories show us that Pearse was a man of deep understanding with immense human awareness of the way of life of the average person. He analyses the sorrows and joys of the Irish people of his time, and writes of the tragedies of life and death from which they could never ... Read more
Pádraic Pearse, who played a prominent part in the 1916 rebellion, declared Ireland a Republic from the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin. He was executed, along with the other leaders, for his part in the Rising. But he was a gentle warrior at heart. These five stories show us that Pearse was a man of deep understanding with immense human awareness of the way of life of the average person. He analyses the sorrows and joys of the Irish people of his time, and writes of the tragedies of life and death from which they could never ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
130
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781781178515
SKU
9781781178515
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Ref
99-5
About Desmond Maguire Padraic Pearse
Desmond Maguire, a journalist well-known for his writings in Irish and English, shows his fascination for the tenderness and dignity portrayed in these stories, particulary in "Íosagán" which he describes as the most beautiful short story ever to come out of Ireland.
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