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Delaney, Frank, 1942-
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Storytellers -- Fiction.
Oral history -- Fiction.
Ireland -- Fiction.
Ireland -- History -- Fiction.
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Delaney, Frank, 1942-
Storytellers -- Fiction.
Oral history -- Fiction.
Ireland -- Fiction.
Ireland -- History -- Fiction.
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Ireland
: a
novel
/ Frank Delaney.
by
Delaney, Frank, 1942-
HarperCollins, c2005.
Call #:
FICTION DEL
Subjects
Storytellers -- Fiction.
Oral history -- Fiction.
Ireland
-- Fiction.
Ireland
-- History -- Fiction.
ISBN:
0060563486
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
559 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Map on endpapers.
Summary:
"One wintry evening in 1951, an itinerant storyteller -- a Seanchai, the very last practitioner of a fabled tradition extending back hundreds of years -- arrives unannounced at a house in the Irish countryside. In exchange for a bed and a warm meal, he invites his hosts and some of their neighbors to join him by the fireside, and begins to tell formative stories of
Ireland
's history. One of his listeners, a nine-year-old boy, grows so entranced by the story-telling that, when the old man leaves abruptly under mysterious circumstances, the boy devotes himself to finding him again. Ronan's search for the Storyteller becomes both a journey of self-discovery and an immersion into the sometimes-conflicting histories of his native land. As the long-unspoken secrets of his own family begin to reveal themselves, he becomes increasingly single-minded in pursuit of the old man, who he fears may already be dead. But Ronan's personal path also leads him deeper and deeper into the history and mythology of
Ireland
itself, in all its drama, intrigue, and heroism.
Ireland
travels through the centuries, interweaving Ronan's quest for the Storyteller with a richly evocative unfolding of the great moments in Irish history, ranging from the savage grip of the Ice Age to the green andtroubled land of tourist brochures and political unrest. Along the way, we meet foolish kings and innocent monks, fabled saints and great works of art, shrewd Normanraiders, strong tribal leaders, poets, politicians, and lovers. Each illuminates the magic of
Ireland
and the eternal connection of its people to the land."--Inside jacket.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
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