In a message dated 11/18/99 5:53:08 PM Central Standard Time,
sburnell@raex.com writes:
> In recent days, I've read five incredible books by four Irish writers, those
> being "Angela's Ashes" and its sequel, "Tis" by Frank McCourt, "Are You
> Somebody" by Nuala O'Faolain, "An Irish Country Childhood: Memories of a
> Bygone Age" by Marrie Walsh and the most recent one I finished called "44
> Dublin Made Me" by Peter Sheridan. They all spoke with a true Irish voice,
> and many was the time I felt as if I was sitting in a pub sipping a
Guinness
> or sitting in the cozy living room of an Irish cottage with a cup of tea
> listening to their tales. Each of these writers memoirs were at turns
> brimming with the Irish wit as well as being, at times, achingly sad. None
> of these writers lives have been untouched by tragedy, and the way in which
> they describe them leaves you reaching for the hankies.
My favourite Irish book is "The Return of the Hero" by Darrell Figgis. It is
in the form of a dialogue between Oisin and Saint Patrick. Old, thoroughly
out of print, well worth chasing down.
Elli Lutemaker
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Received on Fri Nov 19 09:39:55 1999
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