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Walter Macken (1915–1967)

Autor(a) de Seek the Fair Land

26+ Works 1,055 Membros 9 Críticas 3 Favorited

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Séries

Obras por Walter Macken

Seek the Fair Land (1959) 186 exemplares
Flight of the Doves (1967) 155 exemplares
The Silent People (1600) 148 exemplares
The Scorching Wind (1964) 113 exemplares
Rain on the Wind (1900) 100 exemplares
The Bogman (1952) 54 exemplares
God Made Sunday and Other Stories (1962) 46 exemplares
Quench the Moon (1974) 42 exemplares
Island of the Great Yellow Ox (1972) 38 exemplares
Brown Lord of the Mountain (1970) 36 exemplares
Sunset on the Window-Panes (1978) 25 exemplares
The Coll Doll (1971) 21 exemplares
I Am Alone (1977) 18 exemplares
City of the Tribes (1997) 16 exemplares
Sullivan (1976) 15 exemplares

Associated Works

Vader is de beste — Autor — 3 exemplares
The Quare Fellow [1962 film] (1962) — Actor — 2 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Macken, Walter
Data de nascimento
1915-05-03
Data de falecimento
1967-04-22
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
Ireland
Local de nascimento
Galway, Ireland
Local de falecimento
Galway, Ireland
Locais de residência
Galway, Ireland (birth | death)
Ocupações
actor
novelist
dramatist

Membros

Críticas

I was pretty darn intrigued by this book. I always like to read about other cultures. I think that there were a few things that were stretched but, hey that is FICTION right. I love the story about leaving the nest thought it was well written just took me a while to finish because I kept losing interest.
 
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Angel.Carter | Aug 11, 2016 |
Published in 1950, Rain on the Wind is set in a fishing village on Galway Bay in the west of Ireland. The fishermen set to sea for days in sturdy hand-built boats powered by the wind in their sails. They are becoming an anachronism, as is their way of life.

The story follows Mico, born to be a fisherman, from childhood to manhood. Mico is a gentle giant, slow of mind, strong, principled. He has a red birthmark on his face that he’s self-conscious about. Mico’s father and grandfather are fishermen and he’s followed in their footsteps. Mico’s mother favors his brother, Tommy, but she’s the only person that does.

The story follows the rhythms of coastal Ireland and the ocean that dominates existence there. The characters, humanity and drama make for a satisfying and timeless novel.
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½
1 vote
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Hagelstein | Sep 11, 2015 |
De titel Ierse Verhalen samen met de ouderwetse uitstraling van deze in 1965 uitgekomen pocket, hadden mij het idee gegeven een boekje in handen te hebben met eeuwenlang mondeling overgedragen Keltische mythen die door een Ierse schrijver van de 20ste eeuw zijn opgetekend. Veel meer had ik er niet naast kunnen zitten want Ierse verhalen is een boekje dat niets meer en niets minder is dan eentje met verhalen die zich afspelen in Ierland.

Teleurgesteld ben ik echter niet. De verhalen ademen de sfeer uit van het leven op een eiland met de ruwe alles verzwelgende zee op een steenworp afstand. Het zou tijdloos geweest zijn als er geen auto's en telefoons in voor zouden komen want zo'n dorpsleven is van vele eeuwen.

Al worden er geen directe linken tussen de verschillende verhalen gelegd, toch zit er soms een overlap in de personages die een rol spelen. Na enkele verhalen komen deze mensen vertrouwd voor en is het alsof je al opgenomen bent in die gemeenschap.

De verhalen zelf zijn schetsen van wat de mensen drijven in het leven, hun passie, hun angst, hun verlangens. Per verhaal wordt er ingezoemd op één persoon van waaruit je de gebeurtenissen kunt volgen.

Echter zo uitgebreid de inleiding is met sfeerbeelden van de omgeving en de gemoedstoestand van de hoofdpersoon, zo plotseling word je als lezer op het einde soms alleen achter gelaten. Het verhaal denderde dan nog in mijn hoofd door terwijl de rest van de bladzijde wit was.

Eenvoudige taal zonder opsmuk en direct op de emotie. Er mogen wel meer verhalen worden geschreven als deze.
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Niekchen | Sep 21, 2014 |
Stephen Riordan loves his home, remote Connemara in rural Ireland. He works his father’s land, fishes, hunts, and sometimes poaches with his friend Michilin. With his mother dead from cancer and his unkind father often drunk, Stephen realizes he may have to leave to make his mark on the world as a writer.

He falls in love with Kathleen Finnerty, whose brother Malachai is the odious bailiff that has been trying to catch Stephen and Michilin poaching for years.

After a fight with his father, Stephen makes his way to Galway, where he intends to earn enough money to move to Dublin with Kathleen. Tragedy interferes with his plans, and Stephen’s life takes an unintended turn.

Walter Macken lovingly describes life in Connemara in glowing terms; life in the city less so, but always with warmth and life. Quench The Moon is a wonderful and tragic story of Ireland in the 1940s.
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Hagelstein | Dec 24, 2012 |

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Obras
26
Also by
2
Membros
1,055
Popularidade
#24,420
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
9
ISBN
85
Línguas
4
Marcado como favorito
3

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