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The Back Of Beyond
- A Search For The Soul Of Ireland
Af: James Roy
Engelsk Paperback
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The Back Of Beyond
- A Search For The Soul Of Ireland
Af: James Roy
Engelsk Paperback

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James Charles Roy, a noted authority on Irish history and travel, escorts a disparate group of Americans through the lonely backwaters of ancient Ireland. Visions of a glorious enterprise evaporate as he sees a dejected and weary handful of aged American tourists disembark at Shannon Airport. Fortified by Guinness, Roy hurls himself into sharing with them the joys and wonders of Ireland''s twisted byways. Determined to avoid clichéRoy leads his group to obscure Celtic coronation sites, monasteries, and remote abbeys as he spins a narrative that pulls Ireland''s chaotic story into coherence. His unsuspecting charges begin to shed their hesitancies, relishing their guide''s idiosyncratic approach to Ireland. Black comedy aside, Roy touches an emotional chord: how the economic phenomenon known as the Celtic Tiger has transformed Old Ireland into a high-tech power. At the tour''s end, Roy embarks alone for the inaccessible Ardoilean, a seventh-century Celtic hermitage in County Galway. His vision of an Ireland lost forever is an emotional tour de force.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
232
ISBN-13:
9780813391526
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0813391520
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
2 jun 2004
Længde:
15mm
Bredde:
154mm
Højde:
225mm
Forlag:
Basic Books
Oplagsdato:
2 jun 2004
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge