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Bezig met laden... An old woman's reflectionsdoor Peig Sayers, Micheál Ó Gaoithín (Amanuensis)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An interesting collection of stories from an Irish "story-teller" who lived most of her life on an isolated island. It's translated from Gaelic into English, but much of the original lyrical prose is still evident. Worth reading. ( ) Peig Sayers wanted to capture the old style of Gaelic storytelling before it was gone from the earth forever. She was raised listening to the old men telling their tales around the peat fire, but all the old men were dying, and because Gaelic at the time was not encouraged, it was becoming scarce as well. I thought this book would be more along the lines of fairy tales, or old tales of Ireland, but instead it reminds me of when I was a little girl helping my grandmother, mother and aunts with canning or some such task, and listening to them talk. It has that rhythm and feel to it. Sometimes it is difficult to follow the conversation, with the tense changing, or not being sure who is being referred to. There are little tidbits of Irish history woven into the stories, but more about the way of life on a remote island around the beginning of the 20th century, or end of the 19th. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic story-tellers', spent the greater part of her long life on the Great Blasket Island. She was a natural orator, and students and scholars of the Irish language came from far and wide to visit her. In this book, as an old lady, she muses and reflects on the days of her youth, recounting tales which evoke characters and an era now dead, and capture the superstitions and hard life of her beloved island. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)941.96History and Geography Europe British Isles Munster KerryLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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