Brian Moore (1) (1921–1999)
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Brian Moore, 1921 - 1999 Brian Moore was born in Belfast on August 25, 1921 to Doctor James Bernard Moore and Eileen McFadden. He attended St. Malachy's College, a Catholic school, where the students where beaten on the hands daily. He left the college without a School Leaving Certificate because mehr anzeigen he failed Math. In 1941, a bomb damaged the family home, so they moved to a house on Camden Street. A year later, his father died. In 1942, he joined the National Fire Service, but knew that he wanted to be a writer. Moore knew some French, so he was hired by the British Ministry of War Transport to go as a port official to Algiers, North Africa. Afterwards, he traveled to Italy, France, and after the war, Warsaw (1945), Spain, Canada (1948), the United States and England, finally settling in California. Moore immigrated to Canada in 1948, where he worked as a proofreader and reporter for the Montreal Gazette. In 1951, he published his first story in the Northern Review and married Jacqueline Sirois, a fellow journalist. His only child, Michael, was born on November 24, 1953. He split with his wife in 1964 and then married Jean Denney, who he stayed married to until his death. Moore published "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne" (1955), "The Feast of Lupercal" (1957) and "The Emperor of Ice Cream" (1966), which is his most autobiographical novel. He recounts his school experiences, as well as what is was like during the bombing. In the 1990's, he wrote political fables and four novels. "Lies of Silence" is a thriller set in Belfast and was a more political statement than the previous novels. It was nominated for the Booker Prize and was his bestselling book. Several of his books were made into films such as "The Luck of Ginger Coffey," "Catholics," "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne" and "The Temptation of Eileen Hughes" was adapted for television. Moore received many awards, which included the Governor General's Award in 1961 for "The Luck of Ginger Coffey" and again in 1975 for "The Great Victorian Collection," which also won the James Tait Black Award in England. He was short listed for the Booker Prize in 1987 for "The Colour of Blood" and again in 1990 for "Lies of Silence." In July 1987, he conferred an honorary doctorate by Queen's University, Belfast. His film "Catholics" received the W.H. Smith Award in 1973 and the Peabody Award in 1974. In 1999, Brian Moore died at his home in Malibu, California. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Das Buch war dabei eine sehr interessante und fesselnde Lektüre, und nun freue ich mich umsomehr auf den Film mit einer hervorragenden Schauspielerin.
Das Hauptthema des Buches, laut Klappentext "die Verlorenheit unter den Menschen" bzw. "die Gottverlassenheit einer Kirche, die ... nur leere Formeln oder Strafpredigten anzubieten hat" ist klassisch und heute so aktuell wie in den 50ern, als das Buch geschrieben wurde, und wird in sehr gekonnter, aber auch sehr einfühlsam beschriebener Weise erzählt. Auch wenn mich das Verhalten der Protagonistin an sich abstößt, konnte ich nicht anders als mit ihr fühlen und Verständnis und Sympathie für sie empfinden.
Eine außergewöhnliche Lektüre, die ich unbedingt empfehlen kann.… (mehr)