The Speckled People: A Memoir of a Half-Irish Childhood - Brossura

Hamilton, Hugo

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0007156634 ISBN 13: 9780007156634

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2004

Riassunto

The son of a fierce Irish nationalist father and a soft-spoken German mother, both of whom speak the language and dialects of their native lands, recounts the persecution he received at the hands of his peers, his efforts to speak a local form of English, and his struggles to make sense of his family rivalries. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“An astonishing achievement...a landmark in Irish nonfiction...a masterpiece.” (Washington Post)

“A fine reminder that there are many ways of being Irish.” (New York Newsday)

“Hamilton’s most successful book to date, after building up a fine reputation as a novelist.” (Irish Voice)

“Unlike most Irish memoirs, this one is devoid of sentimentality. Which doesn’t make it any the less heartrending. ” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

“A complex and layered story, intriguingly different from all those other Irish-childhood memoirs.” (Orlando Sentinel)

“Never clichéd, thanks largely to Hamilton’s frankly poetic language and masterful portait of childhood...a beautiful memoir.” (Publishers Weekly)

“An astonishing account, both delicate and strong, of great issues of twentieth-century Europe, modern Ireland, and family everywhere.” (Nuala O'Faolain)

“A wonderful, subtle, problematic and humane book....about Ireland...about a particular family...about alternatives and complexities anywhere.” (Irish Times)

“Evocative, agitating and inspiriting, Speckled People sticks up for diversity and principled dissent...extending the scope of Irish memoir.” (Independent)

“A memoir of childhood that often reads like a craftily composed work of fiction.” (Daily Telegraph (London))

L'autore:

In his first novel since the bestselling memoir The Speckled People, Hugo Hamilton has created a truly compelling story of lost identity and a remarkable reflection on the ambiguity of belonging.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0007156634
• ISBN 13: 9780007156634
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 298