John B. Keane (1928–2002)
Auteur van The Bodhran Makers
Over de 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, toon meer 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) toon minder
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Werken van John B. Keane
Love bites & other stories 1 exemplaar
Short sotries of John B. Keane 1 exemplaar
Sharon's grave a folk play in 2 acts 1 exemplaar
Is the Holy Ghost really a Kerryman? 1 exemplaar
Sharon's Grave: A Full-Length Play 1 exemplaar
Irish Christmas tales 1 exemplaar
Letters of an Irish publica 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Keane, John Brendan
- Geboortedatum
- 1928-07-21
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2002-05-30
- Graflocatie
- Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- Ireland
- Geboorteplaats
- Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
- Plaats van overlijden
- Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
- Woonplaatsen
- Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
- Opleiding
- Listowel National School
St. Michael's College, Listowel - Beroepen
- chemist's assistant
pub owner
playwright
novelist
essayist - Relaties
- Keane, Fergal (nephew)
- Organisaties
- Irish PEN
Fine Gael - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Royal Dublin Society (honorary life member)
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- Werken
- 75
- Ook door
- 2
- Leden
- 951
- Populariteit
- #27,067
- Waardering
- 3.6
- Besprekingen
- 5
- ISBNs
- 155
- Talen
- 3
- Favoriet
- 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.… (meer)