Proxopera - Couverture souple

Kiely, Benedict

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 070433285X ISBN 13 : 9780704332850

Editeur : Quartet Books, 1979

Synopsis

'It is, I should think, nearly flawless as a piece of literature ... as narrative, very simple and very timely' Anthony Burgess, The Irish Press
The Binchey family return home from holiday to find three masked men in possession of their lakeside home. While his son and grandchildren are held hostage, Binchey senior is forced to participate in an act of savage destruction.
'Beautifully written . . . Benedict Kiely's perception of Ulster's waste and the language he employs to express it are very fine' Jacky Gillott, The Times
'A book of barely suppressed rage. A brave book' Hibernia

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Better conveys the agony of Northern Ireland than all the news items. --John Updike, The New Yorker

One of those secret classics... It s a perfect piece of literature and encapsulates the sadness and terror of what went on in Northern Ireland during... the Troubles . --Colum McCann, New York Times Book Review

This great anti-war fable should have been read and should still be read as a terrible warning. A flawless piece of writing. --Independent

Biographie de l'auteur

Benedict Kiely was one of the most popular, and acclaimed, writers of his generation, as well as a prolific journalist, essayist and broadcaster. Born in 1919, Kiely grew up in County Tyrone and moved to Dublin in the 1940s where he worked for the Irish Independent and the Irish Press . Benedict Kiely died in 2007.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quartet Books
• Date d'édition: 1979
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 070433285X
• ISBN 13: 9780704332850
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 92
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible