Conor Cruise O'Brien (1917–2008)
Auteur de Ireland: A Concise History
A propos de l'auteur
Writer and diplomat Conor Cruise O'Brien was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 3, 1917. He studied history at Trinity College and found a job in the civil service. While working as a civil servant, he wrote two books Maria Cross (1952) and Parnell and His Party (1957). As a diplomat, he focused afficher plus on creating an independent position for Ireland in the United Nations and played a critical role in the United Nations intervention in Congo in 1961. In 1969, he won a seat in Ireland's Parliament. He also was editor in chief of The Observer and was a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, and The Irish Independent. He wrote numerous books throughout his lifetime including To Katanga and Back, The Great Melody, Memoir: My Life and Themes, and The Long Affair. He died on December 18, 2008 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Conor Cruise O'Brien
Neighbours: Ewart-Biggs Memorial Lectures, 1978-79 (The Ewart-Biggs memorial lectures) (1980) 7 exemplaires
Aphrodite : or the future of sexual relationships 4 exemplaires
The suspecting glance : the T.S. Eliot memorial lectures delivered at Eliot College in the University of Kent at… (1972) 2 exemplaires
Neighbours: four lectures delivered by Conor Cruise O'Brien in memory of Christopher Ewart-Biggs / introduction by… (1980) 1 exemplaire
States of Ireland / [by] Conor Cruise O'Brien 1 exemplaire
Albert Camus 1 exemplaire
The Story of Ireland 1 exemplaire
Parnell & His Party 1880-90 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Literary Imagination, Ancient and Modern: Essays in Honor of David Grene (1999) — Contributeur — 7 exemplaires
TriQuarterly 23/24 Winter/Spring 1972 : Literature in revolution (1972) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1917-11-03
- Date de décès
- 2008-12-18
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Ireland
- Lieu de naissance
- Dublin, Ireland
- Lieux de résidence
- Dublin, Ireland
- Études
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Professions
- politician
civil servant
journalist - Organisations
- The Observer
Irish Independent
Membres
Critiques
Listes
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 37
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 1,169
- Popularité
- #22,002
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 82
- Langues
- 2