Myers, Kevin
Watching The Door: A Memoir 1971-1978
- ISBN 13:
- 9781843510857
- author:
- Myers, Kevin
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 300
- Dimensions:
- 22 x 14 centimetres (0.50 kg)
- Genre:
- Biography, Literary, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Watching the Door: A Memoir 1971-1978 by Kevin Myers is a raw and candid account of life in Belfast during the height of the Troubles. As a young journalist, Myers chronicles the collapse of Northern Irish society, from internment to the La Mon bombing, while working for various news outlets including RTE News and the London Observer. This memoir interweaves the political and personal, combining humour with reflection, eros with thanatos, as Myers witnesses the blood feuds and chaos of a people on the brink of civil war. With savage indignation, he records a pivotal time in Ireland's recent past, blending articulacy with emotion to create a unique coming-of-age story. Through his vivid descriptions, Myers offers a remarkable double portrait of a divided society, forming a testament to humanity and inhumanity on both sides of the sectarian faultline.
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