Originally published as three separate volumes -- "Donkey's
Years," " Dog Days," and "The Whole Hog" -- "A Bestiary" relates
the life and times of one of Ireland's greatest contemporary
writers. As in his fiction, Higgins's writing exquisitely captures
sights, smells, and emotions, detailing his life from childhood in
County Kildare before his family's economic decline, to his
mother's slow, agonizing death; from his travels in England and
South Africa, to his two years spent living with a schoolmistress
after the end of his first marriage.
In writing his memoirs Higgins exposes the sources for many of
his best novels, from "Scenes from a Receding Past" to "Langrishe,
Go Down," giving the reader a rare look into the "story behind the
story." But "A Bestiary" is more than a factual expose -- this
collection of memoirs is constructed in a novelistic way, creating
a work of literary art out of a life.
General
Imprint: |
Dalkey Archive Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Irish Literature |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
First published: |
July 2004 |
Authors: |
Aidan Higgins
|
Dimensions: |
228 x 153 x 54mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
742 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-56478-357-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
General
|
LSN: |
1-56478-357-X |
Barcode: |
9781564783578 |
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