{"product_id":"the-writing-irish-irish-authors-in-their-own-words-paperback","title":"The Writing Irish: Irish Authors in Their Own Words - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason O'Toole\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Indisputably Ireland's most talented and prolific interviewer.\" - \u003cem\u003eIrish Daily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Writing Irish\u003c\/em\u003e is an anthology of in-depth interviews with some of the island's leading literary luminaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging collection of 18 subjects includes several of Ireland's most critically acclaimed novelists: Jennifer Johnston, Sebastian Barry, John Boyne, Emma Donoghue, Donal Ryan, Joseph O'Connor, Pat McCabe, and Dermot Healy, who was described as a Celtic Hemingway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's two entire chapters dedicated to the many candid discussions O'Toole enjoyed with the late Irish-American author JP Donleavy, whose book \u003cem\u003eThe Ginger Man\u003c\/em\u003e was selected 99th out of the Modern Library's Best 100 Novels of the 20th Century. As the great man himself quipped, \"I guess that's better than a kick in the arse!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eclectic collection also includes best-selling authors Deirdre Purcell, Derek Landy and Lee Dunne, who held the dubious honor of being Ireland's most banned novelist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Writing Irish\u003c\/em\u003e has a posthumously published lengthy Q\u0026amp;A with the critically acclaimed poet Leland Bardwell and a rare personal interview with the two-term, sitting Irish President Michael D. Higgins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO'Toole also enjoyed fascinating exchanges with Brendan Behan's biographer Ulick O'Connor and Ian Gibson, whose authoritative tomes on Lorca and Salvador Dalí have seen him hailed as \"the creator of modern biography in Spain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"O'Toole specialises in in-your-face interviews.\"- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason O'Toole is frequently hailed as the finest interviewer of his generation. He is a columnist with the \u003cem\u003eIrish Sunday Mirror \u003c\/em\u003eand a music writer for the \u003cem\u003eIrish Daily Mirror.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Writing Irish\u003c\/em\u003e is his ninth book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47333339758777,"sku":"9781629338347","price":39.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/W161Yclm1u9781629338347.webp?v=1780483836","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-writing-irish-irish-authors-in-their-own-words-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}