The Years of Bloom: James Joyce in Trieste 1904-1920Winner of the Premio Commisso in Italy for Best Biography 2004. McCourt has opened a whole new vista on Ulysses. No other critic or biographer has so clearly identified the cosmopolitan, indeed, the Oriental, aspects of Joyces great symphony of cities. . His book is a revelation. John Banville, The New York Review of Books Since the publication of Richard Ellmanns James Joyce in 1959, Joyce has received remarkably little biographical attention. The

consisting of a collection of essays

Harold Benton

both of which gather material commissioned during his time as overseas correspondent for the BBC

Since its first publication in 1955

and John finds himself in the middle of extortion

At weekends he sallies forth with his companions and beloved lurcher Nellie in quest of game: hare

Flann O'Brien at War and We All Want To Change the World: A Life of John Lennon

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Here too are the untold stories of Shackleton's upbringing in Kildare

A collection of stunning images of the everyday birds of Dublin City from Raymond Beggan

With Setting Foot on the Shore of Connemara he captures the numinous in a net of words and images

Irish Names reveals the cultural depth and historical resonance behind traditional Irish names