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This is the first complete translation of Tomas O'Crohan's autobiography called in Irish An tOileanach, first published in 1929. This edition is based on Prof. Sean O Coileain's definitive 2002 Irish language edition, containing many passages omitted from the previous English language translations, some of which were thought too earthy for the times. Translated from the Irish by Garry Bannister and David Sowby. "O Criomhthain was the first of many writers from the Great Blasket Island. His autobiography has maintained its canonical status since it was first published in 1929. That a new English translation has appeared is proof of A tOile nach's enduring appea--Irish Lit. Supplement, Fall 2014
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Garry Bannister works as an Irish language teacher and has lectured at St Patrick's College, Drumcondra. He developed a great love for Irish from his teacher, the late Harry Lush. He studied Irish and Russian at Trinity College Dublin, after which he went to Moscow State University where he received an MA in Russian language and literature. He has a large number of publications in modern Irish including The English-Irish Learner's Dictionary and Teasaras na Gaeilge. Bannister's main interest is early twentieth century modern Irish literature and he has collaborated over the past twenty years with Dr David Sowby on various translation projects.
David Sowby is a retired medical doctor whose passionate interest in the Irish language has been a lifetime study. He was born in the United Kingdom but educated in Dublin, and had the privilege of learning Irish from the inspirational Harry Lush. After living abroad for over forty years he returned to live in Dublin, where he resumed his study of Irish, translating Cuirt an Mhean Oiche and subsequently An tOileanach.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This superb account of life on the Great Blasket Island off the west coast of Kerry, written as the nineteenth century draws to its close and the dawn of a new era trespasses on the lives of its small community, is both a shocking and captivating read.Here is the first complete translation of Tomas OCrohans autobiography An tOileanach, first published in 1929. This edition is based on Professor Sean O Coileains definitive 2002 Irish language edition. It contains many passages omitted from the previous English language translation by Robin Flower from the 1930s, some of which were thought too earthy for the times.Tomas OCrohan, a fisherman who, at around the age of forty, has taught himself to read and write in his own native tongue, depicts in unaffected, vivid language a very unforgiving landscape of human experience. The Islander reflects life as it was on the Blaskets, raw, real and extremely challenging. A translation of the classic autobiography by Tomas OCrohan based on the fullest and most definitive 2002 Irish language edition by Prof. Sean O Coileain. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780717157945
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