Drink to the Bird
Drink to the Bird
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Benedict Kiely was raised in Omagh town in County Tyrone. In adolescence the young Benedict spent a year as a Jesuit novitiate in the Irish midlands. But a back injury obliged him to end his vocation and he returned to Omagh. This book looks at his boyhood and early manhood.
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Drink to the Bird by Benedict Kiely
Benedict Kiely was raised in Omagh town in County Tyrone. It was a historic town, set in hill country, and haunted with spirits and stories. In adolescence, believing that he had a vocation to become a priest, the young Benedict spent a year as a Jesuit novitiate in the Irish midlands. But a back injury obliged him to spend 18 months in hospital. This put paid to his vocation and he returned to Omagh in Christmas 1939. This book looks at Kiely's boyhood and early manhood and is full of reminiscences about the people and places that shaped the novelist. Benedict Kiely has written two collections of stories - "A Journey to the Seven Streams" and "A Letter to Peachtree" and his novels include "There was an Ancient House", "Proxopera" and "Nothing Happens in Carmincross".
Kiely, Benedict: - BENEDICT KIELY, novelist, short story writer, journalist, broadcaster and lecturer, was born in Dromore, County Tyrone in 1919 and raised in Omagh. After graduating from University College Dublin in 1943, Kiely settled in Dublin and began what was to be a long and prolific writing career. By 1945 he was a full-time critic for the Irish Independent and had also published his first book, Counties of Contention, a non-fiction account of the partition of Ireland. His first novel, Land Without Stars, was published shortly afterwards and was followed by a steady flow of highly praised novels and short story collections as well as numerous works of non-fiction and two volumes of memoirs. Having lectured and taught widely across Ireland and the United States, Kiely was Literary Editor of the Irish Press, and a regular contributor to the New Yorker and The Irish Times. A recipient of the Award for Literature from the Irish Academy of Letters and member of Aosdü¾Œ–”¼na, he passed away in 2007.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780413649904 |
| ISBN 10 | 0413649903 |
| Title | Drink to the Bird |
| Author | Benedict Kiely |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Methuen Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 1991-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |