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The Autobiography: One Hundred Years of Irish Life, Told by Its People

John Bowman

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English

Penguin
18 May 2017

History; British & Irish history

Vivid, gripping firsthand accounts of the key moments in Irish life since 1916

Over the past hundred years, Ireland has undergone profound political, social and cultural changes. But one thing that has not changed is the Irish genius for observation and storytelling, invective and self-scrutiny. Ireland- The Autobiography draws upon this genius to create a portrait of a century of Irish life through the words of the people who lived it.

Broadcaster and historian John Bowman has mined archives, diaries and memoirs to create a remarkably varied and delightfully readable mosaic of voices and perspectives. Ireland- The Autobiography is a brilliantly selected, wide-ranging and engrossing take on the last century of Irish life. It gives us a portrait of Ireland unlike anything we've read before.

By: John Bowman
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 341g
ISBN: 9780141034676
ISBN 10: 014103467X
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 18 May 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Bowman is a broadcaster and historian. Since the 1960s he has presented programmes on current affairs and history on RTE television and radio. He is the author of De Valera and the Ulster Question, which was awarded the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize, and of Window and Mirror: RTE Television 1961-2011. He lives in Dublin.

Reviews for Ireland: The Autobiography: One Hundred Years of Irish Life, Told by Its People

A whistle-stop tour of the seismic, seminal and explosive events that shaped the nation * Irish Independent * A treasure * Irish Examiner * A remarkably varied and delightfully readable mosaic of voices and perspectives * Woman's Way * A thoughtful and eclectic collection * Irish Mail on Sunday * Entertaining and informative * Sunday Business Post * Absorbing and illuminating ... John Bowman has selected a range of accounts of Irish life that do justice to what happened, what it felt like, and the personal and societal experiences alongside the official version. -- Diarmaid Ferriter * Irish Times *