The Gentle Art of Matchmaking and Other Important Things
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- Synopsis
- [from the back cover] "John B. Keane was born in Listowel in 1928. Having worked in a variety of jobs in Ireland and England, he married and settled down to run a pub in his native town. Now he is recognised as a major Irish writer, who has written many successful plays and books, Sive, Sharon's Grave, The Highest House on the Mountain, The man from Clare, The Year of the Hiker, The Field, Many Young Men of Twenty, Big Maggie, Moll, Self-Portrait, Letters of a Successful T.D. and Letters of an Irish Parish Priest. This book offers a feast of Keane. The title essay reminds us that, while some marriages are proverbially made in Heaven, others have been made in the back parlour of a celebrated pub in Listowel--and none the worse for that! But John B. Keane has other interests besides match-making, and these pieces mirror many moods and attitudes. Who could ignore Keane on Potato-Cakes? Keane on Skinless Sausages, On Half-Doors? Is there a husband alive who will not recognise someone near and dear to him when he reads, with a mixture of affection and horror, the essay on 'Female Painters'? And, more seriously, there are other pieces that reflect this writer's deep love of tradition; his nostalgic re-creation of an Irish way of life that is gone for ever. Admirers of his plays will recognise in 'Sideways Talkers' and 'the Spirit of Christmas' the ruthless economy of a dramatist who can conjure up a character and a situation in a few lines. The Style is the Man' is a true saying and it has never been more true of any writer than of John B. Keane. He is there-with every inimitable quirk and foible in every line he writes. The characters in his plays are varied enough, but they all bear the stamp of the man who created them. In these essays, where he talks to us directly, his personality sounds out behind every line. No one who has read Letters of a Successful T.D. or seen his plays or encountered 'John B.' on radio or television will dare to miss the Gentle Art of Matchmaking."
- Copyright:
- 1973
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 144 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780853428541
- Publisher:
- Mercier Press, Limited, The
- Date of Addition:
- 09/16/10
- Copyrighted By:
- John B. Keane
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Evan Reese
- Proofread By:
- Lissi
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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