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Padraic Colum: a biographical-critical introduction
Zack R. BowenDrawing upon his intimate knowledge of Colum’s writings, Bowen rates Colum’s plays as something less than the masterpieces they were thought to be, and he gives a valuable reading of Colum’s novels and especially useful categorization ...
Nordic Gods and Heroes
Padraic ColumPadraic Colum. Bibliographical Note This Dover edition, first published in 1996, is an unabridged and slightly altered republication of the work originally published by The Macmillan Company, New York, in 1920 under the title The Children of ...
The Story of the Golden Fleece
Padraic ColumPadraic Colum. “To the king and to the people Phrixus told his story, weeping to tell of Helle and her fall. Then King Æetes brought him into the city, and he gave him a place in the palace, and for the golden ram he had a special fold made.
The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths
Padraic ColumThe Book of Northern Myths Padraic Colum. "Good fishing," said Thor, as he put his own bait on the line. "It's something for you to tell the JEsir," said Hrymer. "I thought as you were here I'd show you something bigger than salmon-fishing.
The Story of King Arthur and Other Celtic Heroes
Padraic ColumDIV15 beguiling tales that teem with youthful heroes, lovely maidens, and menacing sorcerers and giants. /div
The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy
Padraic ColumRetelling of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey for young readers recalls the horrid Cyclops, treacherous Sirens, and the evil Circe as they attempt to keep Odysseus from his wife, Penelope. 16 black-and-white illustrations.
Fearing Sellafield: what it is and why the Irish want it shut
Colum KennyColum Kenny is senior lecturer in communications at Dublin City University.
Zoli: A Novel
Colum McCannBONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Colum McCann's TransAtlantic.
TransAtlantic
Colum McCannStitching these stories intricately together, Colum McCann sets out to explore the fine line between what is real and what is imagined, and the tangled skein of connections that make up our lives.
Moments that Changed Us
Colum KennyA fascinating look at moments and events in Ireland's recent past that gives a unique insight into the transformation of Ireland. Colum Kenny s cool, analytical intelligence interprets Ireland and the Irish for the twenty-first century.
Understanding Colum McCann
John CusatisUnderstanding Colum McCann chronicles the Irish-born writer's journey to literary celebrity from his days as a teenage sportswriter for the Irish Press in the 1970s, through the publication of his award-winning first story, "Tresses," in ...
Exile
Pádraic Ó ConaireThe book "depicts the joys, and, mostly the tribulations of the down and out, the outcast, the flotsam and jetsam of an uncaring society."--Cover.
An Irish-American Odyssey: The Remarkable Rise of the ...
Colum KennyThe O’Shaughnessy brothers’ story takes place between 1860 and 1950 in Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Ireland.
The Power of Silence: Silent Communication in Daily Life
Colum KennyThis book demonstrates that silence is eloquent, powerful, beautiful and even dangerous.
This Side of Brightness
Colum McCannAt the turn of the twentieth century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country: digging the tunnel far beneath the Hudson that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
Dancer: A Novel
Colum McCannThe author of The Side of Brightness presents a fictional account of the life of Rudolf Nureyev, following his first ballet lessons under Anna Vasileva, his relationship with the ambitious Yulia, and his experiences with Venezuela hustler ...
Irish Childhoods: Children’s Fiction and Irish History
Pádraic WhyteHowever, despite the fact that ideas of childhood are often assumed to be a central part of autobiography and narratives of self, Denis Sampson notes that many of 'the first generation of autobiographers to come of age in the Irish Free State ...
Thirteen Ways of Looking
Colum McCannA story in this collection has been longlisted for the Sunday Times EFG short story award As it was, it was like being set down in the best of poems, carried into a cold landscape, blindfolded, turned around, unblindfolded, forced, then, to ...
Why Are You So Sad?: A Novel
Jason PorterThis is a quick, odd, wonderful book, one that pinned me back on my heels and made me laugh." –Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin Have we all sunken into a species-wide bout of clinical depression?
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