Over The Backyard Wall - A Memoir Book (Paperback)

According to Thomas Kilroy, his captivating memoir materialized in response to a cataract operation in 2006, shocking his memory into being and imparting him with a uniquely tactile and sensuous perception of his own past. Over the Backyard Wall describes a coming of age embodied by escape, self-discovery and a struggle to contend with the rigid culture of a small Irish town in Co. Kilkenny during WWII, with parents representing both sides of the civil war conflict of the 1920s. He describes encounters with fellow Kilkenny artists Tony O’Malley and Hubert Butler, and writers such as Flannery O’Connor during his tour of the southern US states in the 1950s. In keeping with Kilroy’s previous works, Over the Backyard Wall utilizes the silences of the past to liberate the imagination, making use of social and political history to reinvigorate the shard-like nature of his own narrative memory.

General

Imprint:	The Lilliput Press Ltd
Country of origin:	Ireland
Release date:	November 2018
Authors:	Thomas Kilroy
Dimensions:	216 x 136 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-84351-749-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84351-749-3
Barcode:	9781843517498

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