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Books by Benedict Kiely
  | | Dogs Enjoy the Morning (Modern Irish Classics) by Benedict Kiely, Martina Devlin Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2017 by New Island Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84840-655-1, ISBN: 1-84840-655-X "as new unused" |
 | | Proxopera by Benedict Kiely Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2015 by Turnpike Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9572336-7-6, ISBN: 0-9572336-7-1 "Three IRA Provos take over a farmstead in the North and hold a family hostage until a bomb in a creamery can is delivered to the doorstep of a local judge" |
 | | Selected Stories by Benedict Kiely, Ben Forkner Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 2015 by Liberties Press ISBN-13: 978-1-907593-29-1, ISBN: 1-907593-29-2 "Selected Stories gathers together some of the best examples of Benedict Kiely's work - a true and gifted man of letters. Edited by Ben Forkner, founder of The Journal of the Short Story. From 'Soldier, Red Soldier' and 'A Ball of Malt and Madame Butterfly' to 'A Letter to Peachtree', these stories sing in the unforgettable voice of an Irish master who inspired, and will continue to inspire, generations of readers and writers alike. Thes ..." |
 | | The Cards of the Gambler (Modern Irish Classics) by Benedict Kiely Paperback, 259 Pages, Published 2010 by New Island Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84840-082-5, ISBN: 1-84840-082-9 "This classic novel from renowned novelist, short-story writer and broadcaster Benedict Kiely follows the trials of a doctor who becomes a gambler and loses everything." |
 | | The Waves Behind Us by Benedict Kiely Hardcover, 190 Pages, Published 1999 by Methuen Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-413-70160-2, ISBN: 0-413-70160-3 "Kiely, Thomas (author's father): in Dublin, 8, 10; walking, 10-11; in BK's story, 20- 1; marriage, 20 Kiernan, Delia see Murphy, Delia Kiernan, T.J., 30, 52, 95, 157-9 Kilian, St, 159-60, 162 Killanin, Michael, 127 Kilroy, Thomas, xiv King, Mark, 129 ... 171 Lawrence, D.H., 140 Ledbetter, Gordon T.: The Great Irish Tenor, 94-6 Lemass, Sean, 135, 140 Lennon, Tommy, 99, 126 Leonard, Hugh, xiv Leslie, Sir Shane, 133 Letts, Winifred M.: ..." |
 | | Borstal Boy(3rd Edition) (Nonpareil Books) by Brendan Behan, Benedict Kiely, J.K.Rowling Paperback, 386 Pages, Published 2000 by David R Godine ISBN-13: 978-1-56792-105-2, ISBN: 1-56792-105-1 ""Without a doubt the most important book of its kind published this century."―New StatesmanThis miracle of autobiography and prison literature begins: Friday, in the evening, the landlady shouted up the stairs: 'Oh God, oh Jesus, oh Sacred Heart, Boy, there's two gentlemen here to see you.' I knew by the screeches of her that the gentlemen were not calling to inquire after my health . . . I grabbed my suitcase, containing Pot. Chlor., S ..." |
 | | The Waves behind Us Further Memoirs by Benedict Kiely Paperback, 190 Pages, Published 2000 by Methuen Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-413-75120-1, ISBN: 0-413-75120-1 |
 | | A Raid into Dark Corners and Other Essays by Benedict Kiely Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2000 by Cork University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-85918-235-2, ISBN: 1-85918-235-6 "Essays from one of the most popular literary critics and writers in Ireland for over fifty years.In these selected essays, published to mark his eightieth birthday, Benedict Kiely writes principally about the writers of his native Ireland. Written across half a century – a number of them were first published in periodicals in the min-1940’s – they affirm the breadth of his reading and interests; novelists of the nineteenth century, lik ..." |
 | | The Aerofilms book of Ireland from the air(1st Edition) by Benedict Kiely Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 1985 by Weidenfeld Nicolson Import ISBN-13: 978-0-297-78730-3, ISBN: 0-297-78730-6 "The physical beauty of Ireland is potent and unforgettable, and goes some way to explaining the magnetism of this uniquely complex and mysterious island. For centuries the place has held an almost hypnotic attraction for poets and painters, and in spite of its problems has drawn emigrant Irish back from the other side of the world. This spectacular survey of Ireland north and south conveys that beauty, and much of the country's atmosphe ..." |
 | | Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland(1st Edition) by William Butler Yeats, Benedict Kiely, Richard J. Finneran, W.B. Yeats Paperback, 387 Pages, Published 1983 by Scribner Paper Fiction ISBN-13: 978-0-02-055640-4, ISBN: 0-02-055640-3 "The Classic One-Volume Introduction To Ireland'S Rich Folklore: William Butler Yeats'S Magical Selection Of Traditional Irish Fairy And Folk Tales Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland combines two books of Irish folklore collected and edited by William Butler Yeats -- Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, first published in 1888, and Irish Fairy Tales, published in 1892. In this delightful gathering of legend and song, the familiar c ..." |
 | | Nothing Happens in Carmincross(Updated) by Benedict Kiely Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2007 by Methuen Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-413-77641-9, ISBN: 0-413-77641-7 "At the height of the Troubles, Mervyn returns from America to his native Ulster, only to find the specter of bombs and political murder hanging over his idyllic Carmincross. This is the timely reissue of Benedict Kiely's novel about a land riven by terrorism. Benedict Kiely was one of the most celebrated Irish writers of the twentieth century. He died in February 2007." |
 | | There Was an Ancient House(Updated) by Benedict Kiely Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1998 by Wolfhound Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-86327-576-0, ISBN: 0-86327-576-1 "Within the walls of the ancient house, thirty novices try hard to conform to the religious life. Frawley, boisterous and unconventional; Barragry, the cynical journalist who has left behind a full life and a good woman; MacKenna, sensitive and literary, guarding a frightening secret which he dreads revealing to the Fathers-each must answer that overwhelming question: "Why the hell am I here?"Once banned for being "indecent and obscene," ..." |
 | | YEATS' IRELAND - an illustrtaed anthology by Benedict Kiely Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1994 by Tiger Books ISBN-13: 978-1-85501-519-7, ISBN: 1-85501-519-6 |
 | | Drink to the Bird An Omagh Boyhood Recalled by Benedict Kiely Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1991 by Methuen Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-413-64990-4, ISBN: 0-413-64990-3 "Benedict Kiely was raised in Omagh town in County Tyrone. It was a historic town, set in hill country, and haunted with spirits and stories. In adolescence, believing that he had a vocation to become a priest, the young Benedict spent a year as a Jesuit novitiate in the Irish midlands. But a back injury obliged him to spend 18 months in hospital. This put paid to his vocation and he returned to Omagh in Christmas 1939. This book looks a ..." |
 | | Nothing Happens In Carmincross(Updated) (Modern Fiction) by Benedict Kiely Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1986 by Methuen Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-413-41590-5, ISBN: 0-413-41590-2 "Peter Loughrey, a twenty-year-old mechanic, is peacefully at home when he hears shouting and screaming outside his house. He looks out of the sitting-room ..." |
 | | Nothing Happens in Carmincross(1st Edition) by Benedict Kiely Hardcover, 279 Pages, Published 1985 by David R Godine Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-87923-585-7, ISBN: 0-87923-585-3 "At the height of the Troubles, Mervyn returns from America to his native Ulster, only to find the specter of bombs and political murder hanging over his idyllic Carmincross. This is the timely reissue of Benedict Kiely's novel about a land riven by terrorism. Benedict Kiely was one of the most celebrated Irish writers of the twentieth century. He died in February 2007." |
 | | The State of Ireland by Benedict Kiely Paperback, 389 Pages, Published 1982 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-006083-6, ISBN: 0-14-006083-9 "Jody said: Time's money. Why don't the two of you slip upstairs. Your heads would make a lovely pair on a pillow. Austin was singing: Oh she's neat, oh she's sweet, she's a beauty every line, the Queen of Connemara is that bounding barque ..." |
 | | A Ball of Malt and Madame Butterfly. A Dozen Stories(Updated) by Benedict Kiely Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1976 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-004140-8, ISBN: 0-14-004140-0 |
 | | Fairy & Folk Tales of Ireland(1st Edition) by William Butler Yeats, Benedict Kiely, W. B. Yeats, Wb Yeats Paperback, 408 Pages, Published 1998 by Scribner ISBN-13: 978-0-684-82952-4, ISBN: 0-684-82952-5 "The Classic One-Volume Introduction To Ireland'S Rich Folklore: William Butler Yeats'S Magical Selection Of Traditional Irish Fairy And Folk Tales Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland combines two books of Irish folklore collected and edited by William Butler Yeats -- Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, first published in 1888, and Irish Fairy Tales, published in 1892. In this delightful gathering of legend and song, the familiar c ..." |
 | | The Penguin Book Of Irish Short Stories by Benedict Kiely Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 1981 by Penguin Uk International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-14-005340-1, ISBN: 0-14-005340-9 "Beginning with an exquisite love story -- an ancient saga retold by Lady Gregory -- and continuing with George Moore and the birth of the modern short story at the turn of the century, this highly representative collection includes both classic writers and contemporaries. It features the work of such preeminent literary figures as James Joyce, Sean O'Faolain, Mary Lavin, Frank O'Connor, and Liam O'Flaherty, whose work re-established the ..." |
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