Kevin Toolis

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My Father's Wake

How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die

Beschreibung

An intimate, lyrical memoir exploring the ancient rite of the Irish wake, and the Irish way of overcoming our fear of death - BEING MORTAL meets THE LAST ACT OF LOVE

Autor

Kevin Toolis is a writer and film-maker. He is the author of an acclaimed chronicle of Ireland's Troubles, Rebel Hearts: Journeys Within the IRA's Soul. He has written for the New York Times Magazine and the Guardian and reported on conflicts across the world. As a film-maker Toolis has won a BAFTA for Best Single Drama and was nominated for an Emmy for his documentaries on the Middle East. His family have lived in the same oceanside village on an island off the coast of County Mayo for the last 200 years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion Publishing Co
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 254g
• ISBN-13: 9781474605243
• ISBN-10: 1474605249
• Artikelnr.: 52471959