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An Only Child And My Father's Son: An Autobiography (Autobiography of Frank O'Connor #1-2)
Paperback. Pub Date: 07 2005 Pages: 368 Publisher: Penguin Classics The first two volumes of O'Connor's autobiography AN ONLY CHILD is the entrancing story of an Irish childhood and a Youthful involvement in the Irish rebellion which leads to internment. In MY FATHER'S SON O'Connor is released after the Civil war to begin a turbulent career as a writer. sharing his life an
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July 7th 2005
by Penguin Classics
(first published June 10th 1988)
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The first volume of Frank O’Connor’s autobiography takes the reader back to his childhood in Cork, his involvement in the Irish Civil War and the beginnings of his career as a writer. The second volume follows his personal and professional life, and remained unfinished at this death. I didn’t enjoy the second volume as much, and it may be that had he had the opportunity to edit it he may have tightened up the writing. Nevertheless, the two volumes taken together are a fascinating account of his
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An essential read for anyone interested in Ireland during the revolutionary years - and a beautifully written family memoir also.
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Frank O’Connor (born Michael Francis O'Connor O'Donovan) was an Irish author of over 150 works, who was best known for his short stories and memoirs. Raised an only child in Cork, Ireland, to Minnie O'Connor and Michael O'Donovan, his early life was marked by his father's alcoholism, indebtness and ill-treatment of his mother.
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