Seán O'Faoláin (1900–1991)
Autor(a) de The Irish
About the Author
Sean Ó'Faoláin was born February 22, 1900 in Cork, Ireland. He attended Lancasterian National School, and later Presentation Brothers, from 1913-18. He entered UCC on a scholarship in 1918 and studied English, French and Latin. He learned Irish at Gaelic League and graduated with English Language mostrar mais and Literature Honors in 1921. Shortly after entering University College, Cork, he joined the Irish Volunteers. He fought in the War of Independence. During the Irish Civil War, he served as Censor for the Cork Examiner and as publicity director for the IRA. After the Republican loss, he received M.A. degrees from the National University of Ireland and from Harvard University where he studied for three years. Ó'Faoláin was a Commonwealth Fellow from 1926 to 1928; and was a Harvard Fellow from 1928 to 1929. From 1929 to 1933 Ó'Faoláin lectured at the Catholic college St Mary's College, at Strawberry Hill in London, England, during which period he wrote his first two books. He published in 1932 his first book, "Midsummer Night Madness," a collection of stories partly based on his Civil War experiences. He returned to his native Ireland. Ó'Faoláin was a member of Aosdána, and was elected Saoi, Aosdána's highest accolade, in 1986. He died in 1991. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Seán O'Faoláin
South to Sicily 5 exemplares
The life story of Eamon de Valera 3 exemplares
The Silver Branch: A Collection of the Best Old Irish Lyrics, Variously Translated by Sean O'Faolain (ed.) by Sean… (1938) 3 exemplares
The Collected Stories Sean O'Faolain Volume 2: The Heat of the Sun v. 2 (Fiction - general) (1981) 2 exemplares
The Autobiography of Wolfe Tone 2 exemplares
Midsummer Night Madness & other stories, etc 2 exemplares
A Born Genius 2 exemplares
Lovers of the Lake 2 exemplares
Innocence (Love Stories) 2 exemplares
The Bell 2 exemplares
An Irish Journey 1 exemplar
An Irish journey 1 exemplar
An Irish Journey 1 exemplar
Sinners 1 exemplar
The Cork Review 1 exemplar
A Summer in Italy 1 exemplar
The Spurious Fenian Tale 1 exemplar
The End of the Record 1 exemplar
The Trout 1 exemplar
A Dead Cert 1 exemplar
Fugue 1 exemplar
The Patriot 1 exemplar
A Broken World 1 exemplar
The Old Master 1 exemplar
Admiring The Scenery 1 exemplar
Discord 1 exemplar
The Confessional 1 exemplar
Mother Matilda's Book 1 exemplar
One True Friend 1 exemplar
Teresa 1 exemplar
Unholy Living and Half Dying 1 exemplar
Up The Bare Stairs 1 exemplar
The Judas Touch 1 exemplar
The Fur Coat 1 exemplar
The Born Genius 1 exemplar
The End Of A Good Man 1 exemplar
The Silence Of The Valley 1 exemplar
Lord And Master 1 exemplar
Persecution Mania 1 exemplar
An Enduring Friendship 1 exemplar
Childybawn 1 exemplar
The Bell {assorted volumes} 1 exemplar
I did Penal Servitude 1 exemplar
O świętości i whiskey 1 exemplar
Literatura na Świecie, 1976, 4 (60) 1 exemplar
Finest stories of Sean O'Faolain 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Great Irish Writing: The Best from the Bell (Classic Irish Fiction) (1978) — Contribuidor — 21 exemplares
Many-Colored Fleece: An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Catholic Fiction (2022) — Contribuidor — 9 exemplares
Ten Years of Holiday: Selected by the Editors of Holiday Magazine (1956) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares
American Aphrodite: A Quarterly for the Fancy-Free (Volume 1, Number 1) (1951) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
Modern Short Stories — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- O'Faoláin, Seán
- Nome legal
- Whelan, John Francis (born)
Ó Faoláin, Seán Proinsias - Outros nomes
- Ó Faoláin, Seán
- Data de nascimento
- 1900-02-22
- Data de falecimento
- 1991-04-20
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Ireland
- Local de nascimento
- Cork, Ireland
- Local de falecimento
- Dublin, Ireland
- Locais de residência
- Cork, County Cork, Ireland (birth)
Dublin, Ireland (death)
England
USA - Educação
- National University of Ireland
Harvard University - Ocupações
- critic
short-story writer
novelist
biographer
autobiographer - Relações
- O'Faolain, Julia (daughter)
Bowen, Elizabeth (lover)
O'Faolain, Eileen (wife)
Martines, Lauro (son-in-law) - Organizações
- Irish Republican Army
Membros
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 100
- Also by
- 33
- Membros
- 1,130
- Popularidade
- #22,722
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 10
- ISBN
- 71
- Línguas
- 4