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43 produkter
Field
Häftad, 1991
209 kr
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The Field is John B. Keane's fierce and tender study of the love a man can have for land and the ruthless lengths he will go to in order to obtain the object of his desire. It is dominated by Bull McCabe, one of the most famous characters in Irish writing today. An Oscar-nominated adaptation of The …
Best Of John B Keane
Collected Humorous Writings
E-bok, 1999
149 kr
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In this volume are hundreds of short pieces which represent the distillation of the experience of a funny, witty, wise and passionate observer of the bright tapestry of Irish life. All human life is here, and Keane tells its story in an astonishing procession of remarkable characters and in rare …
Moll
Häftad, 2014
207 kr
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Moll is a hilarious and highly successful comedy about life in an Irish country presbytery.’When a presbytery gets a new housekeeper it becomes like a country that gets a change of government, or like a family that gets a new stepmother’. Moll Kettle would work for no less than a canon for, in her …
Big Maggie
Schools edition with notes by Eilis Flanagan
Häftad, 2014
207 kr
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'Big Maggie 'J. B. Keane's most outspoken play' - The Irish Press'Keane ... has brought the tyranny, the desperation and the frustration of the rural Irish matriarch roaring into the top twenties' 'A full-blooded, salty, earthy play with a great ring of truth and uproarious with comedy' - The Irish …
Many Young Men of Twenty
Häftad, 2016
191 kr
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A musical play dealing with emigration and the lack of jobs at home that forced people to leave their native Ireland for England. It describes the emigrants 'longing for home’ - 'Everyone is lonesome leaving home' - their annual homecomings and their return to jobs and places they disliked - 'back …
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Sive
Häftad, 2025
246 kr
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Mercier Press and Literature Ireland are proud to announce the co-publication of John B. Keane's play 'Sive' translated into Ukrainian as 'Saiv' by Andriy Masliukh. This publication brings a major work in Ireland's theatrical canon direct to the Ukrainian community in Ireland. Mercier Press and …
Christmas Stories
Häftad, 2020
246 kr
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According to the irrepressible John B Keane, "When Christmas came to our street it came with a loud laugh and an expansive humour that healed old wounds and lifted the hearts of young and old."In this collection of Christmas tales, he gives us stories of romance, love, fairies and wise men from the …
John B. Keane's Christmas and Other Stories
Read by John B. Keane
Ljudbok, 2023
293 kr
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CTD City Theatre Dublin and Mercier Press present exclusive archival recordings of ''Christmas and Other Stories by John B. Keane'', a masterful collection of stories filled with moments of pure magic, written and read by one of Ireland''s most beloved authors. Introduced by Norma Sheahan and …
Buds of Ballybunion
Häftad, 1978
214 kr
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The Buds come to Ballybunion for their yearly break before the snows of winter whiten the hills. (Bud is an abbreviation of the Gaelic word, Bodaire, meaning a sort of rough, country person). They bring with them their own eggs, bacon, bread, butter, jam, cabbage, spuds, etcetera.They pay for their …
Letters of an Irish Minister of State
A Sequel to 'Letters of a Successful T.D.'
Av John B Keane
Häftad, 2025
200 kr
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Letters of a Matchmaker
Häftad, 1975
230 kr
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These are the letters of a country matchmaker faithfully recorded by John B. Keane, whose knowledge of matchmaking is second to none.In these letters is revealed the unquenchable, insatiable longing that smoulders unseen under the mute, impassive faces of our bachelor brethren.Comparisons may be …
SIVE Large Print Format
Sive
Häftad, 2025
239 kr
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Large Text Edition: Sive is a young and beautiful orphan who lives with her uncle Mike, his wife Mena and his mother Nanna. A local matchmaker, Thomasheen Seán Rua, wants Sive to marry an old man called Sean Dóta. Thomasheen convinces Mike and Mena to organise the marriage. They will receive a sum …
Durango
Av John B Keane
Häftad, 1992
328 kr
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Durango is an adventure story about the great October cattle drive of Tubberlick. Set in rural Ireland during the Second World War, this novel features the themes of love, sex, money and betrayal. Durango has been produced as a film starring Brenda Fricker, Patrick Bergin and Pat Laffin.
