Denis Johnston by Bernard Adams
In this masterly biography, Adams draws upon Johnstons copious and intimate diaries, letters and uncompleted autobiography deposited in Trinity College, Dublin, cataloguing the untidy museum of his subjects past.
‘Bernard Adams has produced a terrific biography of a truclent maverick’ – Neil Donnelly, Irish Independent ‘This excellent biography will undoubtedly stimulate further interest in the work while providing fitting tribute to a remarkable Irishman’ – P.J. Mathews, Irish Times ‘A masterly biography. Rarely was a biographer better served by his subject. Johnston was an enthusiastic archivist who left a wealth of secret diaries, autobiographical writings and recordings, scrapbooks and unpublished memoirs in his wake. These sources are judiciously used and amplified by the author’s keen sense of Johnston’s milieu to provide an intriguing narrative of a fascinating life.’ – P.J. Mathews, Irish Times ‘Bernard Adams sets out from a secure base and he tells his story of Johnston’s life fluently.’ -W.J. McCormack, Sunday Business Post ‘Denis Johnston: A Life is clearly a labour of love. It is also a thoroughly good read.’ – Emer O’Kelly, Sunday Independent
BERNARD ADAMS, a Dubliner with Ulster roots similar to Johnston’s, went to school at Portora in Enniskillen and read English at Trinity College, Dublin. He became a journalist in Belfast and had a long career as a BBC television producer in London. He is now a full-time writer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781901866674 |
| ISBN 10 | 190186667X |
| Title | Denis Johnston |
| Author | Bernard Adams |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The Lilliput Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 370 |
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