John B. Keane is one of Ireland's most popular playwrights. With his plays now reaching the cinema, his work has become known to an international audience. 30 years after John B. Keane made his professional debut as a playwright, biographers Gus Smith and Des Hickey join forces to tell the remarkable story of the man from Listowel. They mirror both the man and playwright from Keane's days as a young poet and aspiring dramatist to international success with the film of "The Field". He is also a prolific writer of letters, short stories and novels. This volume features a collection of his letters. These include: "Letters of a Successful TD", "Letters of a Love-Hungry Farmer", "Letters of a Matchmaker", "Letters of an Irish Priest" and "Letters of an Irish Minister of State".
- ISBN10 0853429847
- ISBN13 9780853429845
- Publish Date October 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 September 1994
- Publish Country IE
- Imprint The Mercier Press Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 390
- Language English