<p>Focusing on the stories of the people who decided the fate of the Lusitania, this account traces the patterns of decisions made on board the luxury liner, on the attacking U-boat, and at the British Admiralty</p>

Seven Days to Disaster: The Sinking of the Lusitania

History

Hickey, Des

Smith, Gus

Americas

Tarcherperigree

Dave Allen: God's Own Comedian

Biographies & Memoirs

Robert Hale, Ltd.

John B. Keane is one of Ireland's most popular playwrights. With his plays now reaching the cinema, his work has become known to an international audience. 30 years after John B. Keane made his professional debut as a playwright, biographers Gus Smith and Des Hickey join forces to tell the remarkable story of the man from Listowel. They mirror both the man and playwright from Keane's days as a young poet and aspiring dramatist to international success with the film of "The Field". In his colourful career he has known controversy and been rejected by Ireland's theatre establishment. He has been fearless in his stand for tolerance about the language, foreign games and the emancipation of Irish women. In this book, the actors, producers and fellow writers talk about John B. Keane's plays and books over a span of 30 years. It is the story of his struggle for acceptance. With the assistance also of his own family and close circle of friends Gus Smith and Des Hickey have been able to construct an entertaining picture of the man from Listowel. It is a story that spans five decades. At a time when some dramatists have faded from the theatrical scene, John B. Keane still manages to pack the Gaiety Theatre with his plays. More importantly, he has recorded the speech, the customs and the changing environment of rural Ireland in plays and stories.

John B.: The Real Keane/a Biography

Arts & Literature

Irish Amer Book Co

John B. the Real Keane: A Biography

John B.

Author, playwright and poet John B. Keane died in 2002, one of Ireland's greatest literary talents. This comprehensive bibliography offers unprecedented access to the man himself, to his literary work, and to his family and friends.

Literature & Fiction

Irish Books & Medi

<p>John B. Keane, playwright, poet and fiction writer, was born in Listowel, Co. Kerry in 1928. His first play Sive, a rural tragedy of love and greed, was rejected by the Abbey Theatre but made a sensational impact on its first - amateur - production and has come to be seen as a classic work. In this biography, Smith and Hickey chart the progress of Keane's drama. Includes memories and opinions from friends, family and peers. The highs and lows of Keane's personal life also play their part, and his sometimes controversial opinions on issues of the day. Keane died in his hometown in 2002.</p>

Mercier Press

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