The Vanishing World of the Islandman: Narrative and Nostalgia

by Máiréad Nic Craith

Exploring An t-Oile nach (anglicised as The Islandman), an indigenous Irish-language memoir written by Tom s Criomhthain (Tom s O'Crohan), M ir ad Nic Craith charts the development of Criomhthain as an author; the writing, illustration, and publication of the memoir in Irish; and the reaction to its portrayal of an authentic, Gaelic lifestyle in Ireland. As she probes the appeal of an island fisherman's century-old life-story...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030257746
• ISBN13: 9783030257743
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"