John B. Keane (1928–2002)
Auteur de The Bodhran Makers
A propos de l'auteur
John B. Keane was born in Ireland on July 21, 1928. He attended St. Michael's College, Listowel. By 1945, he was apprenticed to a chemist in Listowel. He eventually took over a small public house and began to write. During his lifetime, he published 46 works including Sive, The Field, Big Maggie, afficher plus The Streets and Other Poems, Sharon's Grave, Letters of a Matchmaker, Hut 42, Moll, and Durango. In 1999 he won the first Irish PEN Award for Literature. Keane died from prostate cancer on May 30, 2002 at the age of 73. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de John B. Keane
Love bites & other stories 1 exemplaire
Gentle art of matchmaking and other important things 1 exemplaire
Short sotries of John B. Keane 1 exemplaire
Sharon's grave a folk play in 2 acts 1 exemplaire
Is the Holy Ghost really a Kerryman? 1 exemplaire
Sharon's Grave: A Full-Length Play 1 exemplaire
Irish Christmas tales 1 exemplaire
Letters of an Irish publica 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Keane, John Brendan
- Date de naissance
- 1928-07-21
- Date de décès
- 2002-05-30
- Lieu de sépulture
- Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Ireland
- Lieu de naissance
- Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
- Lieu du décès
- Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
- Lieux de résidence
- Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
- Études
- Listowel National School
St. Michael's College, Listowel - Professions
- chemist's assistant
pub owner
playwright
novelist
essayist - Relations
- Keane, Fergal (nephew)
- Organisations
- Irish PEN
Fine Gael - Prix et distinctions
- Royal Dublin Society (honorary life member)
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 75
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 952
- Popularité
- #27,037
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 155
- Langues
- 3
- Favoris
- 3
While a few of the stories feel more like funny tales told in the local pub, others are quite substantial and provide a glimpse into what Irish village life was like not all that long ago. It's a good book to pull out to read out loud for others at Christmas. In your best Irish accent, of course.… (plus d'informations)