About the Author

ANTHONY CRONIN was one of Ireland’s leading men of letters. He was the author of novels (The Life of Riley, Identity Papers), criticism (A Question of Modernity, Heritage Now), several volumes of poetry (most recently The Minotaur), and acclaimed biographies of Flann O’Brien and Samuel Beckett. He passed away in December 2016.

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A classic; of his mastery of language there can be no doubt’ –– Anthony Burgess

A classic; of his mastery of language there can be no doubt’ –– Anthony Burgess