Tells the dramatic story of the constant struggle of the people of a fishing community - a struggle with the sea, with poverty and with the political conservatism of post-independence Ireland. This book won the Literary Guild Award and the Book of the Month Club Award.
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About the Author:
Walter Macken was born in Galway in 1915. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays. Originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc in Galway, and The Abbey Theatre, he played lead roles on Broadway in M. J. Molloy's The King of Friday's Men and his own play Home Is the Hero. He also acted in films, notably in Arthur Dreifuss' adaptation of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow. He is perhaps best known for his trilogy of Irish historical novels Seek the Fair Land, The Silent People and The Scorching Wind. He passed away in 1967.
Review:
Full of dramatic and racy incident Manchester Guardian
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- PublisherIrish Book Center
- Publication date1954
- ISBN 10 033002454X
- ISBN 13 9780330024549
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages286
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