Frank O'Connor
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 321
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xxxviii, 673 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Selected and arranged thematically by Julian Barnes, the rich mix of writings in The Best of Frank O'Connor starts off with his most famous short story, Guests of the Nation, set during the Irish War of Independence; chronicles his childhood with an alcoholic father and protective mother; and traces his literary influences in brilliant essays on Joyce and Yeats. OConnors wonderfully polyphonic tales of family, friendship, and rivalry are set beside...
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Featuring all-new stories from a stellar cast of creative talent as well as 343 Industries own Franchise Creative Director Frank O'Connor and Franchise Producer Tyler Jeffers, this action-packed anthology is essential reading for all Halo fans!"--
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three stories center on the anarchic tendency of the Irish to resist any kind of externally applied order. In the first story, an old man is marched off to jail for assaulting a seller of bad whisky; in the second, the passengers of a train gleefully sabotage the official timetable; in the third ('1921') a policeman lets a revolutionary escape during 'the troubles'.
