Self-Portrait

by John Brendan Keane

No Irish dramatist since Brendan Behan has made such an impact
on the Irish people as has John B. Keane. He was born on 7/21/28, in Listowel, Co. Kerry, which was also the birthplace of George Fitzmaurice, Maurice Walsh & Bryan MacMahon. Save for a stint as a laborer in England an experience mirrored in HUT 42 he has lived most of his life in Listowel, where he owns a public-house. He has written eleven plays, of which the best known are the extremely popular SIVE, SHARON'S GRAVE & MANY YOUNG MEN OF TWENTY (both of which were recently published by the University of Minnesota Press in the volume SEVEN IRISH PLAYS), THE YEAR OF THE HIKER & THE FIELD. He has also written
a biography SELF-PORTRAIT, a book of essays STRONG TEA, a
volume of verse THE STREET & a political satire LETTERS OF
A SUCCESSFUL T.D.

Genres: Irish Literature

106 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1964

Reviews

[Erik Graff · Rating 3 out of 5]

I probably read Keane's autobiography because of the film, The Field, and because of the recommendation of my wife and her family, owners of Harrington's Catering in Chicago. In any case, it is both touching and amusing.