by Peter Sheridan · Pan Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330390859
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«44 - A Dublin Memoir» is the memoir by Peter Sheridan, published by Pan Books in paperback (304 pages, in English).
On New Year's Eve 1959, a ten-year-old boy climbs to the roof of number 44 Seville Place, Dublin, to point the aerial towards England. Peter Sheridan recalls his family's sixties, marked by the Beatles, drugs, the Northern Irish conflict and the transformative power of theatre.
Jim Sheridan, the author's brother, is the Academy Award-winning film director who appears in these memoirs.
Will appeal to readers of memoirs and biographies, especially those seeking portraits of family life in 1960s Ireland.
Peter Sheridan is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. He lives in Dublin. His awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 1978. In 1980 he was writer-in-residence in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and his short film, The Breakfast, won several European awards. He wrote the pilot episode of Fair City. He wrote and directed the film Borstal Boy, which was released in 2002. He is the brother of the film director Jim Sheridan.
