Liam O'Flaherty's Ireland

Liam O'Flaherty's Ireland by Costello, Peter. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780863275500.

Liam OFlahertys Ireland celebrates the writer and his land, taking us on a magnificent journey of words and images. Atmospheric black-and-white photographs of the Ireland of OFlahertys time rub shoulders with breathtaking colour pictures showing the natural splendour of OFlahertys native Aran Islands and the beauties of present-day Ireland. Detailed biographical information offers insights into the writers early years, his World War I experiences, his involvement in the Irish Civil War and communist politics, his years as a scriptwriter in Hollywood, and his sudden rise to fame. The text is completed by the lyrical resonance of quotations from OFlahertys work, including several short stories as well as extracts from his novels.