Stewart Parker : a life /

Born in Belfast during World War II, raised in a working-class Protestant family, and educated on scholarship at Queen's University, writer Stewart Parker's story is in many ways the story of his generation. Other aspects of his personal history, though, such as the amputation of his left...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Richtarik, Marilynn J.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Born in Belfast during World War II, raised in a working-class Protestant family, and educated on scholarship at Queen's University, writer Stewart Parker's story is in many ways the story of his generation. Other aspects of his personal history, though, such as the amputation of his left leg at age 19, helped to create an extraordinarily perceptive observer and commentator. Steeped in American popular culture as a child and young adult, he spent five years teaching in the UnitedStates before returning to Belfast in August 1969, the same week British troops responded to sectarian disturbances
Umfang:
1 online resource (456 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-180376-6
1-283-57706-2
9786613889515
0-19-165516-3
Schlagworte:
Parker, Stewart.
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