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Turlough O'Carolan - the legendary blind Irish harper of the 17th century - led a life driven by dreams and riven by contradictions. His story - narrated largely from his deathbed - is panoramic and picaresque, rich with the textures and smells of rural Ireland.
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As famine and plague sweep across Ireland, and foreign oppressors drive the people from their land, one man spreads a message of hope and courage. Through his words and music, the 17th-century bard Turlough Carolan bewitches, shocks and delights all who hear him, winning fame and notoriety throughout the land. A complex man, Turlough's musical skills are matched only by his capacity for hell-raising and strong drink. Blind from an early age, his life is a protest against darkness, in all its forms. As Turlough and those who have loved him take stock of his life, it becomes apparent that this was no drunken troubadour, but a troubled saint.
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Turlough represents a bold leap from the factual-journalistic world of Keenan's previous book, An Evil Cradling. But the two worlds are curiously entwined--for while he was held hostage in Beirut, Keenan was visited by a spiritual presence whom he believes to have been the real-life Turlough Carolan. This fictional account of the bard's life is a personal homage--steeped in powerful imagery and vibrant with historical colour, the ghostly presence of its hero can be felt on every page. Mysticism has never been so entertaining. --Matthew Baylis
"Keenan evokes a spiritual beauty from the story of this rapt dreamer, haunted and compelled by visitations" (Literary Review)
"Imaginative and lovingly executed" (Times Literary Review)
"A magnificent writer" (Irish Times)
"Imaginative and lovingly executed" (Times Literary Review)
"A magnificent writer" (Irish Times)
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- PublisherJonathan Cape Ltd
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0224061224
- ISBN 13 9780224061223
- BindingPaperback
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- Number of pages352
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