books by John B. Keane     books:       Three Plays: Sive; The Field; Big Maggie John B. Keane Mercier Press, 1990 The Field is a fierce and tender study of the love a man can have for land and the ruthless lengths he will go to in order to obtain the object of his desire. Sive is a powerful folk-drama set in the south-west of Ireland which concerns itself with the attempt of a scheming matchmaker and a bitter woman to sell an innocent young girl to a lecherous old man. Big Maggie sees Maggie's determination to create a better life for herself and her ...             Big Maggie by John B.Keane: One of Ireland's favourite writers Mercier Press, 2012 Easily one of the best plays of the last fifty years and arguably John B. Keane’s masterpiece. Set in 1960s rural Ireland, Big Maggie is a compelling portrait of a woman who is determined to take control of her life following the death of her husband. The story centres on Big Maggie Polpin and her attempts to keep her family together after the death of her husband is an enduring theatre favourite. The dialogue crackles with hilarious, ...             An Irish Christmas: Stories (Keane, John B.) John B. Keane Carroll & Graf, 2000 From one of Ireland's favorite writers and most popular storytellers, a stockingful of Christmas surprises for any season. In this winning collection of seventeen original tales, John B. Keane plumbs the rich folk culture of Ireland as he portrays the holiday dreams and everyday shortcomings of ordinary country people during the Christmas season. Delightfully, and frequently sardonic, he casts his knowing eye on the foibles of Irish humanity and ...             The Bodhran Makers: A Novel of Ireland John B. Keane Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993 A novel of rural Ireland: "Furious, raging, passionate and...very, very funny." -- Boston Globe "At once a rueful elegy to a vanished spirit and a comic celebration. For those who wear the green, this book will provide a bounty of tears and laughs." -- Publishers Weekly             The Best of John B. Keane: Collected Humourous Writings John B. Keane Mercier, 1999 In this volume are hundreds of short pieces which represent the distillation of the experience of a funny, witty, wise and passionate observer of the bright tapestry of Irish life. All human life is here, and Keane tells its story in an astonishing procession of remarkable characters and in rare humorous glimpses of his own career. This is a collection to prize.             Short Stories of John B. Keane: One of Ireland's favourite writers Mercier Press, 2012 Classic pieces from the much loved John B. which represent the distillation of the experience of a funny, witty, wise and passionate observer of the bright tapestry of Irish life. This is a collection to prize. All human life is here, and Keane tells its story in an astonishing procession of remarkable characters and in rare humorous glimpses of his own career. There are more shades to John B. Keane's humour than there are colours in the ...             Durango John B. Keane Natl Book Network, 1995 Filled with colorful and unforgettable characters, an adventure novel by the author of The Bodhra+a7n Makers follows an eventful, sometimes hilarious cattle drive across rural Ireland during World War II. Tour. IP.             The Field, by John B Keane Mercier Press, 2011 The Field is John B. Keane's fierce and tender study of the love a man can have for land and the ruthless lengths he will go to in order to obtain the object of his desire. It is dominated by Bull McCabe, one of the most famous characters in Irish writing today.             Sive Mercier Press, 2012 Sive is a young and beautiful orphan who lives with her uncle Mike, his wife Mena and his mother Nanna. A local matchmaker, Thomasheen Seán Rua, wants Sive to marry an old man called Sean Dóta. Thomasheen convinces Mike and Mena to organise the marriage. They will receive a sum of two hundred pounds as soon as she marries him. However, Sive is in love with a young man, Liam Scuab. But Liam is not suitable and is refused permission to marry ...             The Contractors: A Novel John B. Keane Mercier Press, 1993 This is the story of Dan Murray, who emigrated to England in 1952. He finds work as a building labourer and in time he becomes a building contractor. John B. Keane captures the turbulent, bawdy, anarchic life of Irish contractors and labourers as they try to make it big in England. Told in his usual hilarious and bulls-eye accurate style.             Contradictions of the Welfare State (Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought) Claus Offe The MIT Press, 1984 Claus Offe is one of the leading social scientists working in Germany today, and his work, particularly on the welfare state, has been enormously influential both in Europe and the United States. Contradictions of the Welfare State is the first collection of Offe's essays to appear in a single volume in English, and it contains a selection of his most important recent work on the breakdown of the post-war settlement.The political writings in ...             Hut 42 John B. Keane Nabu Press, 2011 This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed ...             The Bodhran Makers John B. Keane Brandon Books, 2002 This powerful and poignant novel provides John B. Keane with a passport to the highest levels of Irish literature.-Irish Press. ""At once a rueful elegy to a vanished spirit and a comic celebration.""-Publishers Weekly. ""Furious, raging, passionate and very, very funny.""-Boston Globe. ""Told with a vigour and vivacity which keep the attention riveted.""-The Irish Times. ""Sly, funny, heart-rending... Keane writes lyrically; ...             An Irish Christmas Feast by John B Keane Mercier Press, 2011 Drawing on the rich folk culture of County Kerry, John B. Keane brings new life to old customs in his portrayals of the special holiday dreams and everyday shortcomings of country people during the Christmas season. With enough good cheer to warm the heart throughout the Christmas season and the long nights of winter, Keane’s playful volume revisits the Christmases eccentrically celebrated by the likes of Dotie Tupper and Johnny Naile, the ...             Celebrated Letters of John B Keane Volume 2: Best of John B. Keane's writings Mercier Press, 2012 John B. Keane, one of Ireland's most prolific and respected literary figures, died on 30 May 2002 at the age of 73, after a long and difficult battle with cancer. John B. Keane was born in 1928 in Listowel, County Kerry and it was here that he spent his literary career, running a pub which provided him with inspiration for his characters and ideas. This is a further collection of John B. Keane's highly successful letters. This book includes ...             Celebrated Letters of John B. Keane John B. Keane Mercier Press, 1997 Tull MacAdoo TD is kept busy procuring jobs and IRA pensions for deserving voters and keeping his spendthrift son under control. Somehow he must also contest an election and save his reputation while holding fast to his personal philosophy: "Forage between honesty and crookedness and do the best you can". Martin O'Mora, the Parish Priest of Lochnanane dispenses justice in his own inimitable way. While battling for the souls of his ...             The Ram of God: A Novel John B. Keane Roberts Rinehart Pub, 1996 Ireland's premier novelist, the author of The Bodhra+a7n Makers, presents a story of greed and love set in a close-knit Irish community and featuring a man whose study for the priesthood is interrupted by a seduction. Tour. IP.             An Irish Christmas Feast Skyhorse Publishing, 2011 A must-read for the holidays from one of Ireland's most celebrated storytellers.             Moll John B. 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