Seán O'Faoláin (1900–1991)
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Sean Ó'Faoláin was born February 22, 1900 in Cork, Ireland. He attended Lancasterian National School, and later Presentation Brothers, from 1913-18. He entered UCC on a scholarship in 1918 and studied English, French and Latin. He learned Irish at Gaelic League and graduated with English Language mehr anzeigen and Literature Honors in 1921. Shortly after entering University College, Cork, he joined the Irish Volunteers. He fought in the War of Independence. During the Irish Civil War, he served as Censor for the Cork Examiner and as publicity director for the IRA. After the Republican loss, he received M.A. degrees from the National University of Ireland and from Harvard University where he studied for three years. Ó'Faoláin was a Commonwealth Fellow from 1926 to 1928; and was a Harvard Fellow from 1928 to 1929. From 1929 to 1933 Ó'Faoláin lectured at the Catholic college St Mary's College, at Strawberry Hill in London, England, during which period he wrote his first two books. He published in 1932 his first book, "Midsummer Night Madness," a collection of stories partly based on his Civil War experiences. He returned to his native Ireland. Ó'Faoláin was a member of Aosdána, and was elected Saoi, Aosdána's highest accolade, in 1986. He died in 1991. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Werke von Seán O'Faoláin
South to Sicily 5 Exemplare
The life story of Eamon de Valera 3 Exemplare
The Silver Branch: A Collection of the Best Old Irish Lyrics, Variously Translated by Sean O'Faolain (ed.) by Sean… (1938) 3 Exemplare
The Collected Stories Sean O'Faolain Volume 2: The Heat of the Sun v. 2 (Fiction - general) (1981) 2 Exemplare
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Midsummer Night Madness & other stories, etc 2 Exemplare
A Born Genius 2 Exemplare
Lovers of the Lake 2 Exemplare
Innocence (Love Stories) 2 Exemplare
The Bell 2 Exemplare
An Irish Journey 1 Exemplar
An Irish journey 1 Exemplar
An Irish Journey 1 Exemplar
Sinners 1 Exemplar
The Cork Review 1 Exemplar
A Summer in Italy 1 Exemplar
The Spurious Fenian Tale 1 Exemplar
The End of the Record 1 Exemplar
The Trout 1 Exemplar
A Dead Cert 1 Exemplar
Fugue 1 Exemplar
The Patriot 1 Exemplar
A Broken World 1 Exemplar
The Old Master 1 Exemplar
Admiring The Scenery 1 Exemplar
Discord 1 Exemplar
The Confessional 1 Exemplar
Mother Matilda's Book 1 Exemplar
One True Friend 1 Exemplar
Teresa 1 Exemplar
Unholy Living and Half Dying 1 Exemplar
Up The Bare Stairs 1 Exemplar
The Judas Touch 1 Exemplar
The Fur Coat 1 Exemplar
The Born Genius 1 Exemplar
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The Silence Of The Valley 1 Exemplar
Lord And Master 1 Exemplar
Persecution Mania 1 Exemplar
An Enduring Friendship 1 Exemplar
Childybawn 1 Exemplar
The Bell {assorted volumes} 1 Exemplar
I did Penal Servitude 1 Exemplar
O świętości i whiskey 1 Exemplar
Literatura na Świecie, 1976, 4 (60) 1 Exemplar
Finest stories of Sean O'Faolain 1 Exemplar
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Modern Irish Short Stories. Selected with an Introduction by Frank O'Connor. (1957) — Mitwirkender — 43 Exemplare
Great Irish Writing: The Best from the Bell (Classic Irish Fiction) (1978) — Mitwirkender — 21 Exemplare
Many-Colored Fleece: An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Catholic Fiction (2022) — Mitwirkender — 9 Exemplare
Ten Years of Holiday: Selected by the Editors of Holiday Magazine (1956) — Mitwirkender — 8 Exemplare
American Aphrodite: A Quarterly for the Fancy-Free (Volume 1, Number 1) (1951) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
Modern Short Stories — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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- O'Faoláin, Seán
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- Whelan, John Francis
Ó Faoláin, Seán Proinsias - Andere Namen
- Ó Faoláin, Seán
- Geburtstag
- 1900-02-22
- Todestag
- 1991-04-20
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- Irland
- Geburtsort
- Cork, Ireland
- Sterbeort
- Dublin, Ireland
- Wohnorte
- Cork, County Cork, Ireland (birth)
Dublin, Ireland (death)
England
USA - Ausbildung
- National University of Ireland
Harvard University - Berufe
- critic
short-story writer
novelist
biographer
autobiographer - Beziehungen
- O'Faolain, Julia (daughter)
Bowen, Elizabeth (lover)
O'Faolain, Eileen (wife)
Martines, Lauro (son-in-law) - Organisationen
- Irish Republican Army
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