Title: On the Pig's Back: An Autobiographical Excursion (Oxford paperbacks - Oxford letters & memoirs)
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (Sd)
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0192821415
ISBN 13: 9780192821416
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good

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This autobiography of the author of Alfie covers his early life, his family's move from Ireland to England and his writing career from the initial difficult stages to the success he enjoyed later. by 1945, published and broadcast a number of stories and his first book A roof over your head was in its third impression. forgotten Irish folklore and leads to a description of his family's emigration when he was 4 years old. The book also covers his years in Bolton during World War I and his Catholic schooldays.

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Bill Naughton is the author of Alfie, Spring and Port Wine and numerous short stories. He was born in County Mayo, Ireland in 1910 but has lived in England since early childhood.

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