The Back Of Beyond: A Search For The Soul Of Ireland

James Roy

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Basic Books, 2004

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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 clich (c)Roy 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.…

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Título
The Back Of Beyond: A Search For The Soul Of Ireland
Autor
James Roy
Editorial
Basic Books
Año de publicación
2004
Estado
Good
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0813391520
ISBN 13
9780813391526

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