Items related to Smokey Hollow: A Fictional Memoir

Smokey Hollow: A Fictional Memoir - Hardcover

 
9780862782696: Smokey Hollow: A Fictional Memoir
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Bob Quinn is an Irish film maker, writer and photographer . Under the title 'Cinegael', and for over three decades in words and images he has recorded life in the West of Ireland, especially in the Conamara Gaeltacht.He has also filmed and photographed from Tatarstan to Morocco, from India to the United States. Vivid, hilarious and moving account of Dublin childhood in the 'forties. Fictionalised, but drawing heavily on fact. Full of character and great stories. Bob Quinn's website is at www.conamara.org, containing photographs, a full bibliography and more.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:
Bob Quinn is an Irish film maker, writer and photographer . Under the title 'Cinegael', and for over three decades in words and images he has recorded life in the West of Ireland, especially in the Conamara Gaeltacht. He has also filmed and photographed from Tatarstan to Morocco, from India to the United States.
From Publishers Weekly:
Smokey Hollow, the common name of a low-income Dublin neighborhood, is the setting for Quinn's ( Sit Down and Be Counted ) ``fictional memoir,'' a series of linked vignettes. But while the use of a third-person narrator raises the story above the merely sentimental, it also distances the reader; one is drawn in by the dialogue, only to be rebuffed by a overly detached narrative tone. As a counterbalance, Quinn enlivens the tales with Irish slang, some of which he immediately translates and most of which can be understood in context. The vignettes revolve around the male children of the Toner family, focusing on Dominic, the next-to-youngest, whose father has declared him ``a perfect example of folk memory.'' Much of the ironic humor is derived from the literal way children understand the adult world. The vignettes involve childhood pranks, family memories, vacation experiences and holiday traditions. They are entertaining and may elicit readers' nostalgia.

Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherThe O'Brien Press
  • Publication date1991
  • ISBN 10 0862782694
  • ISBN 13 9780862782696
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages176
  • Rating
Buy Used
Condition: Very Good
The book has been read, but is... Learn more about this copy

Shipping: US$ 6.06
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Add to Basket

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780862783181: Smokey Hollow: A Fictional Memoir

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780862783181
Publisher: O'Brien Press, 1992
Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Quinn, Bob
Published by The O'Brien Press (1991)
ISBN 10: 0862782694 ISBN 13: 9780862782696
Used Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
WorldofBooks
(Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)

Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003510224

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 2.87
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 6.06
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

QUINN, Bob
Published by OBrien Press, Ireland (1991)
ISBN 10: 0862782694 ISBN 13: 9780862782696
Used Hardcover First Edition Quantity: 1
Seller:
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Hardcover and dustwrapper. A very nice clean copy, like new. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. Seller Inventory # 248553

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 18.00
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 5.50
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Bob Quinn
Published by The O'Brien Press (1991)
ISBN 10: 0862782694 ISBN 13: 9780862782696
Used Hardcover Quantity: 4
Seller:
Kennys Bookstore
(Olney, MD, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: Very Good. . 1991. 1st Edition - Print Run. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KTK0091602

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 20.21
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 10.50
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Bob Quinn
Published by The O'Brien Press (1991)
ISBN 10: 0862782694 ISBN 13: 9780862782696
Used Hardcover First Edition Quantity: 4
Seller:

Book Description Condition: Very Good. . 1991. 1st Edition - Print Run. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # KTK0091602

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 24.04
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 11.37
From Ireland to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Quinn Bob
Published by Dublin: O'Brien Press, 1991 (1991)
ISBN 10: 0862782694 ISBN 13: 9780862782696
Used Hardcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Glenbower Books
(Dublin, Ireland)

Book Description Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. F. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Recollections of a Dublin childhood in the 1940s, by the author and film-maker. Seller Inventory # 10374

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 11.16
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 24.91
From Ireland to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Quinn, Bob
Published by The O'Brien Press, Dublin (1991)
ISBN 10: 0862782694 ISBN 13: 9780862782696
Used Hardcover First Edition Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wormhole Books
(Kunyung, VIC, Australia)

Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First. 170 pp. Extremely light edgewear to unclipped dustjacket. A few shallow dents to board edges. Faint dusting to upper edge of text block. All else as new. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # 006809

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 13.47
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 29.00
From Australia to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds