Be Seeing You (Paperback)

Hubert O'Hearn

ISBN 10: 1530975476 / ISBN 13: 9781530975471

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. Be Seeing You descriptionQuoting Elia Kazan, Hubert O'Hearn says of himself, 'It's been a long and frequently lively life.' As a journalist he has served as a successful newspaper columnist in Canada for a dozen years. As a reviewer he has contributed to and edited for some of the most prestigious literary and music magazines in North America and Europe. He has founded and directed a repertory theatre, written six hit plays, been a speechwriter and essayist in the field of Human Rights, and in his heart of hearts he claims to be a sportswriter. He has equally known considerably personal pain. Hubert O'Hearn has, not once but twice been dead on an operating table. Much more hurtful than that he lost his beloved fiancee Kimberly to the effects of a brain aneurysm. He has written and spoken clearly and unflinchingly about the resultant battle with Depression that led him to emigrate to the beautiful land of his childhood dreams - Ireland.Many people have urged Hubert O'Hearn to write a formal memoir, however he refuses to because, 'I know how all the stories end.' Besides that, his life can be found in his work. For a writer, work is always personal. As Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner would say, Be seeing you. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Be Seeing You (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1530975476
• ISBN 13: 9781530975471
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Be Seeing You descriptionQuoting Elia Kazan, Hubert O'Hearn says of himself, 'It's been a long and frequently lively life.' As a journalist he has served as a successful newspaper columnist in Canada for a dozen years. As a reviewer he has contributed to and edited for some of the most prestigious literary and music magazines in North America and Europe. He has founded and directed a repertory theatre, written six hit plays, been a speechwriter and essayist in the field of Human Rights, and in his heart of hearts he claims to be a sportswriter. He has equally known considerably personal pain. Hubert O'Hearn has, not once but twice been dead on an operating table. Much more hurtful than that he lost his beloved fiancée Kimberly to the effects of a brain aneurysm. He has written and spoken clearly and unflinchingly about the resultant battle with Depression that led him to emigrate to the beautiful land of his childhood dreams – Ireland.Many people have urged Hubert O'Hearn to write a formal memoir, however he refuses to because, 'I know how all the stories end.' Besides that, his life can be found in his work. For a writer, work is always personal. As Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner would say, Be seeing you.

About the Author

Hubert O'Hearn is an internationally known journalist, essayist, editor and playwright. Formerly the literary editor of the Herald de Paris, his most recent books include For Freedom: A Human Rights Reader 1948-2015, and the play Do Angels Breathe? Born and educated in Canada, he moved to Ireland in 2012 along with his faithful Border Collie named Stella. They currently live in a quiet village in County Mayo.