The Irish Novelists 1800'1850
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Thomas Flanagan Poradie kníh
5. marec 1944 – 21. marec 2002
Thomas Flanagan bol americký profesor anglickej literatúry, ktorý sa špecializoval na írsku literatúru a zároveň bol úspešným romanopiscom. Jeho tvorba sa vyznačuje hlbokým porozumením írskych tém a štylistickou obratnosťou, vďaka čomu je jeho próza nezameniteľná. Flanagan skúmal zložité aspekty írskej histórie a kultúry, pričom jeho romány ponúkajú pútavý pohľad na ľudské osudy v historickom kontexte. Jeho literárny prínos spočíva v živom zobrazení minulosti a v jeho schopnosti prepojiť akademický vhľad s umeleckým rozprávaním.
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Pivot or Pirouette? The 1993 Canadian General Election tells the story of the most surprising election in Canadian history.
- 1993
Roman über den Verlauf und die Folgen des irischen Fenier-Aufstandes gegen die britische Herrschaft im Jahre 1867.
- 1976
In 1798, Irish patriots, committed to freeing their country from England, landed with a company of French troops in County Mayo, in westernmost Ireland. They were supposed to be an advance guard, followed by other French ships with the leader of the rebellion, Wolfe Tone. Briefly they triumphed, raising hopes among the impoverished local peasantry and gathering a group of supporters. But before long the insurgency collapsed in the face of a brutal English counterattack.Very few books succeed in registering the sudden terrible impact of historical events; Thomas Flanagan's is one. Subtly conceived, masterfully paced, with a wide and memorable cast of characters, The Year of the French brings to life peasants and landlords, Protestants and Catholics, along with old and abiding questions of secular and religious commitments, empire, occupation, and rebellion. It is quite simply a great historical novel.Named the most distinguished work of fiction in 1979 by the National Book Critics' Circle.