Bodhran Makers: A Novel of Ireland

Hardback

Main Details

Title Bodhran Makers: A Novel of Ireland
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Perseus
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780941423809
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Avalon Publishing Group
Imprint Avalon Publishing Group
Publication Date 1 November 1992
Publication Country United States

Description

A novel of rural Ireland: "Furious, raging, passionate and...very, very funny." -- Boston Globe "At once a rueful elegy to a vanished spirit and a comic celebration. For those who wear the green, this book will provide a bounty of tears and laughs." -- Publishers Weekly

Author Biography

John B. Keane (1928-2002) was an Irish playwright, novelist, and essayist. The award-winning The Bodhran Makers was first published in 1986 in Ireland, where it became an immediate success. In America, Keane is best known through the film version of his play The Field, which was released in 1991 and starred John Hurt and Richard Harris.