Seán O'Faoláin (1900–1991)
Autore di The Irish
Sull'Autore
Sean Ó'Faoláin was born February 22, 1900 in Cork, Ireland. He attended Lancasterian National School, and later Presentation Brothers, from 1913-18. He entered UCC on a scholarship in 1918 and studied English, French and Latin. He learned Irish at Gaelic League and graduated with English Language mostra altro and Literature Honors in 1921. Shortly after entering University College, Cork, he joined the Irish Volunteers. He fought in the War of Independence. During the Irish Civil War, he served as Censor for the Cork Examiner and as publicity director for the IRA. After the Republican loss, he received M.A. degrees from the National University of Ireland and from Harvard University where he studied for three years. Ó'Faoláin was a Commonwealth Fellow from 1926 to 1928; and was a Harvard Fellow from 1928 to 1929. From 1929 to 1933 Ó'Faoláin lectured at the Catholic college St Mary's College, at Strawberry Hill in London, England, during which period he wrote his first two books. He published in 1932 his first book, "Midsummer Night Madness," a collection of stories partly based on his Civil War experiences. He returned to his native Ireland. Ó'Faoláin was a member of Aosdána, and was elected Saoi, Aosdána's highest accolade, in 1986. He died in 1991. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Seán O'Faoláin
South to Sicily 5 copie
The Silver Branch: A Collection of the Best Old Irish Lyrics, Variously Translated by Sean O'Faolain (ed.) by Sean… (1938) 3 copie
The Collected Stories Sean O'Faolain Volume 2: The Heat of the Sun v. 2 (Fiction - general) (1981) 2 copie
Innocence (Love Stories) 2 copie
A Born Genius 2 copie
The Autobiography of Wolfe Tone 2 copie
The Bell 2 copie
Lovers of the Lake 2 copie
A Summer in Italy 1 copia
An Irish Journey 1 copia
Sinners 1 copia
An Irish journey 1 copia
The Cork Review 1 copia
An Irish Journey 1 copia
The Spurious Fenian Tale 1 copia
The Silence Of The Valley 1 copia
The Born Genius 1 copia
The Judas Touch 1 copia
A Dead Cert 1 copia
Fugue 1 copia
The Patriot 1 copia
A Broken World 1 copia
The Old Master 1 copia
Admiring The Scenery 1 copia
Discord 1 copia
The Confessional 1 copia
Mother Matilda's Book 1 copia
One True Friend 1 copia
Teresa 1 copia
Unholy Living and Half Dying 1 copia
Up The Bare Stairs 1 copia
The Trout 1 copia
The Fur Coat 1 copia
The End Of A Good Man 1 copia
The End of the Record 1 copia
Lord And Master 1 copia
Persecution Mania 1 copia
An Enduring Friendship 1 copia
Childybawn 1 copia
The Bell {assorted volumes} 1 copia
I did Penal Servitude 1 copia
O świętości i whiskey 1 copia
Finest stories of Sean O'Faolain 1 copia
Opere correlate
Great Irish Writing: The Best from the Bell (Classic Irish Fiction) (1978) — Collaboratore — 21 copie
Many-Colored Fleece: An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Catholic Fiction (2022) — Collaboratore — 9 copie
American Aphrodite: A Quarterly for the Fancy-Free (Volume 1, Number 1) (1951) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Modern Short Stories — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- O'Faoláin, Seán
- Nome legale
- Whelan, John Francis (born)
Ó Faoláin, Seán Proinsias - Altri nomi
- Ó Faoláin, Seán
- Data di nascita
- 1900-02-22
- Data di morte
- 1991-04-20
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Ireland
- Luogo di nascita
- Cork, Ireland
- Luogo di morte
- Dublin, Ireland
- Luogo di residenza
- Cork, County Cork, Ireland (birth)
Dublin, Ireland (death)
England
USA - Istruzione
- National University of Ireland
Harvard University - Attività lavorative
- critic
short-story writer
novelist
biographer
autobiographer - Relazioni
- O'Faolain, Julia (daughter)
Bowen, Elizabeth (lover)
O'Faolain, Eileen (wife)
Martines, Lauro (son-in-law) - Organizzazioni
- Irish Republican Army
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Recensioni
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Premi e riconoscimenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 99
- Opere correlate
- 34
- Utenti
- 1,118
- Popolarità
- #22,979
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 11
- ISBN
- 69
- Lingue
- 4