Ireland: The Autobiography: One Hundred Years of Irish Life, Told by Its People

by John Bowman (Editor)

Overview

Over the past 100 years, Ireland has undergone profound political, social, and cultural changes. But one thing that has not changed is the Irish genius for observation and storytelling, invective and self-scrutiny. Ireland: The Autobiography draws upon this genius to create a portrait of a century of Irish life through the words of the people who lived it. John Bowman has mined archives, diaries, and memoirs to create a varied and readable mosaic of voices and perspectives. It is a wide-ranging and engrossing take on the last century of Irish life. It gives us a portrait of Ireland unlike anything we've read before.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141034676
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

John Bowman is a broadcaster and historian. He has presented programs on current affairs and history on television and radio. He is the author of De Valera and the Ulster Question, which was awarded the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize, and of Window and Mirror.

Editorial Reviews

"Absorbing and illuminating . . . John Bowman has selected a range of accounts of Irish life that do justice to what happened, what it felt like, and the personal and societal experiences alongside the 'official' version.." —Irish Times


"Entertaining and informative." —Sunday Business Post


"Very enjoyable." —Philip Boucher-Hayes


"A thoughtful and eclectic collection." —Irish Mail on Sunday


"A remarkably varied and delightfully readable mosaic of voices and perspectives." —Woman's Way


"A treasure." —Irish Examiner

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