Conor Cruise O'Brien (1917–2008)
Autore di Ireland: A Concise History
Sull'Autore
Writer and diplomat Conor Cruise O'Brien was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 3, 1917. He studied history at Trinity College and found a job in the civil service. While working as a civil servant, he wrote two books Maria Cross (1952) and Parnell and His Party (1957). As a diplomat, he focused mostra altro on creating an independent position for Ireland in the United Nations and played a critical role in the United Nations intervention in Congo in 1961. In 1969, he won a seat in Ireland's Parliament. He also was editor in chief of The Observer and was a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic, and The Irish Independent. He wrote numerous books throughout his lifetime including To Katanga and Back, The Great Melody, Memoir: My Life and Themes, and The Long Affair. He died on December 18, 2008 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Conor Cruise O'Brien
Neighbours: Ewart-Biggs Memorial Lectures, 1978-79 (The Ewart-Biggs memorial lectures) (1980) 7 copie
The suspecting glance : the T.S. Eliot memorial lectures delivered at Eliot College in the University of Kent at… (1972) 2 copie
Neighbours: four lectures delivered by Conor Cruise O'Brien in memory of Christopher Ewart-Biggs / introduction by… (1980) 1 copia
Albert Camus 1 copia
The Story of Ireland 1 copia
Parnell & His Party 1880-90 1 copia
Opere correlate
Literary Imagination, Ancient and Modern: Essays in Honor of David Grene (1999) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1917-11-03
- Data di morte
- 2008-12-18
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Ireland
- Luogo di nascita
- Dublin, Ireland
- Luogo di residenza
- Dublin, Ireland
- Istruzione
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Attività lavorative
- politician
civil servant
journalist - Organizzazioni
- The Observer
Irish Independent
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 37
- Opere correlate
- 6
- Utenti
- 1,165
- Popolarità
- #22,062
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 82
- Lingue
- 2