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James Plunkett

    21. máj 1920 – 28. máj 2003

    James Plunkett bol írsky spisovateľ známy svojím realistickým zobrazením života robotníckej triedy v Dubline. Jeho diela sa často zaoberajú témami sociálnej nespravodlivosti, chudoby a ľudskej odolnosti tvárou v tvár nepriazni osudu. Plunkett bol majstrom v zachytení autentického jazyka a atmosféry dublinských ulíc a jeho príbehy sú plné silných postáv a dojemných momentov. Jeho literárny prínos spočíva v úprimnom a empatickom pohľade na život obyčajných ľudí.

    Great Irish Stories of Childhood
    Introduction to Management
    Farewell Companions
    Collected short stories
    Strumpet City
    End State
    • End State

      • 400 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      An ambitious, thrilling manifesto, setting out a new relationship between the individual and the state and how we can get there

      End State2021
      4,3
    • Great Irish Stories of Childhood

      • 271 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      This collection looks at the years of innocence, the pains and pleasures of schooldays and the struggles of adolescence in stories by such writers as Seamus Heaney, Roddy Doyle, Flann O'Brien, William Trevor, Bryan MacMahon, Samuel Beckett, Neil Jordan, Sean O'Faolain, Edna O'Brien, Brian Friel, Maeve Binchy, Brendan Behan and many more.

      Great Irish Stories of Childhood1999
    • Introduction to Management

      • 679 stránok
      • 24 hodin čítania

      The latest look at corporate culture, planning, and all other functions of business as the apply to both large and small companies in the United States and globally.

      Introduction to Management1992
    • "James Plunkett's long-awaited second novel is a haunting evocation of the poignancy and pathos of Irish life between the wars." Back cover comment.

      Farewell Companions1978
    • The classic, powerful novel of life and hard times in Dublin during the angry years leading up to World War I. A story bursting with memorable characters caught up in the bitter struggles of the age, driven by love and hate, pride and devotion.

      Strumpet City1972
      4,3