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After the Titanic - A Life of Derek Mahon (Hardcover)
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After the Titanic - A Life of Derek Mahon (Hardcover)
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Over forty-five years have elapsed since Derek Mahon announced his
arrival at the forefront of Irish literary life with the release of
Night-Crossing, but he remains an elusive figure. In the first
comprehensive biography of Ireland's greatest living poet, Stephen
Enniss uncovers a remarkable personal story. Here he establishes
the life circumstances which stimulated or provoked Derek Mahon
into poetic response, detailing for the first time his troubled
upbringing in Belfast, his youthful suicide attempt and his
decades-long struggle with alcoholism. He sets Mahon's poems
against these personal struggles and in doing so reconnects the
work to the life while also making a compelling case for the
restorative power of art. Based on extensive archival research,
interviews with Mahon himself, his family members, classmates,
colleagues and others he is closely associated with, After the
Titanic sheds new light on some of Ireland's best-loved poetry.
While Mahon is the central figure, the book also contributes to our
understanding of the other giants of Irish poetry who came of age
with him in the 1960s, Seamus Heaney and Michael Longley. 'Derek
Mahon is one of our greatest lyric poets; for all those who love
his work, After the Titanic will be required reading.' Nicholas
Grene, Professor of English Literature, School of English, Trinity
College, 'Mahon is the most elegant yet daring poet of his
generation, as this book reveals.' John Montague
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