Brendan Lehane (1936–2020)
Auteur de Wizards and Witches (The Enchanted World Series)
A propos de l'auteur
Brendan Lehane is a journalist and the author of The Companion Guide to Ireland, The Compleat Flea, the Power of Plants
Crédit image: via The Guardian (UK)
Œuvres de Brendan Lehane
Zauberer und Hexen 3 exemplaires
Israel (Biography of Nations) 2 exemplaires
Men-of-War, The 1 exemplaire
Natural history 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1936-05-07
- Date de décès
- 2020-11-06
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- London, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- London, England, UK
- Professions
- Journalist
Membres
Critiques
A volume in the Time-Life Great Cities series, this is an intimate, affectionate, but unvarnished account of the Irish state and society. We do not usually realise how complicated the history has been, with divisions based on ethnic origins, religion, language, and economic status (although most of us would have heard of the potato blight and the million deaths and emigration). One does not also understand why the relations between mainland British and the Irish needed to be so rough, when they actually share the same language. However, the author makes no bones about the Irishman's penchant for drink - after all, it is the home of Guinness - and the consequences of this predilection.… (plus d'informations)
This book, which I got from Time-Life mail order (or whatever we called it) back in 1984, was the perfect start to a series that spoke to a shy, highly imaginative young boy.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 19
- Membres
- 1,916
- Popularité
- #13,433
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 14
- ISBN
- 63
- Langues
- 5
Otros héroes mencionados brevemente son Perseo, Sigurd y Roldán, de la mitología griega, la saga de Volsunga y el Material de Francia/Canción de Roldán, respectivamente.