Ireland Unhinged
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2011
Transworld Ireland (Verlag)
978-1-84827-107-4 (ISBN)
Transworld Ireland (Verlag)
978-1-84827-107-4 (ISBN)
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Takes us on a journey through Ireland, a country that in the space of a few years has fallen from the dizzy heights of the 'bouncy-castle' boom to the bewildering depths of the crash. This title tells of a story of reverse emigration to Cork City and then rural Waterford, from cosy US confines to the true Wild West of these last years.
Where is Ireland's soul? This is the question that surface time and again in "Ireland Unhinged", a searching, sometimes scathing, often hilarious journey through a country that in the space of a few years has fallen from the dizzy heights of the 'bouncy-castle' boom to the bewildering depths of the crash. "Ireland Unhinged" is a story of reverse emigration to Cork City and then rural Waterford, from cosy US confines to the true Wild West of these last years. David Monagan's sharp eye pinpoints the excesses and absurdities of modern Ireland. But his real search is for the enduring essence of his adopted country, as revealed in his meetings with literary legends, with witches and monks, with property developers and gnomic farmers. It is a riveting memoir of a family adapting to a strange land, and an unflinching portrait of Ireland today.
Where is Ireland's soul? This is the question that surface time and again in "Ireland Unhinged", a searching, sometimes scathing, often hilarious journey through a country that in the space of a few years has fallen from the dizzy heights of the 'bouncy-castle' boom to the bewildering depths of the crash. "Ireland Unhinged" is a story of reverse emigration to Cork City and then rural Waterford, from cosy US confines to the true Wild West of these last years. David Monagan's sharp eye pinpoints the excesses and absurdities of modern Ireland. But his real search is for the enduring essence of his adopted country, as revealed in his meetings with literary legends, with witches and monks, with property developers and gnomic farmers. It is a riveting memoir of a family adapting to a strange land, and an unflinching portrait of Ireland today.
A native of Connecticut and veteran journalist, David Monagan moved to Ireland with his wife and three children in 2000, settling in Cork City. He has written widely about his adopted country in various publications, including The Irish Times, the Sunday Independent, The Examiner, The Dubliner magazine, the Sunday Times and Forbes. His previous work of travel literature, Jaywalking with the Irish, was published in 2004 to great acclaim; Frank McCourt called it 'a hard, beautiful book ... written with love ... wit, charm and compassion. You won't find a better or truer depiction of Ireland.' He is also the author of Journey into the Heart (2007), a tour-de-force about charismatic medical pioneers.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.5.2011 |
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Verlagsort | Dublin |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Gewicht | 468 g |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa |
ISBN-10 | 1-84827-107-7 / 1848271077 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84827-107-4 / 9781848271074 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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