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Banville, John Homes and haunts Ireland Dublin Dublin (Ireland) Description and travel Dublin (Irlande) Great Skellig Island (Ireland) Harris, Robert L Ireland Great Skellig Island Ireland Skellig Islands Lighthouse keepers Lighthouse keepers Ireland Great Skellig Island Biography Skellig Islands (Ireland) HistoryBanville, John
Summary: "Born and bred in a small town a train ride away from Dublin, author John Banville ... saw the city as a place of enchantment when he was a child. It was first a birthday treat, the world his beloved, eccentric aunt inhabited. When he came of age and took up residence there, the city was a frequent backdrop for his dissatisfactions as a young writer (James Joyce had 'seized upon the city for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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Summary: In 1987, Robert Harris happened upon an unusual job posting in the local paper--a new warden service was being set up on the island of Skellig Michael, and the deadline was imminent. Just weeks later he was on his way to set up camp in one of Ireland's most remote locations, unaware that he would be making that same journey every May for the next 30 years. Here he transports us to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022