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Walter Macken


Ireland (1915 - 1967)

Walter Macken, was born in Galway, Ireland. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays. Originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc in Galway, and The Abbey Theatre, he played lead roles on Broadway in M.J. Molloy's The King of Friday's Men and his own play Home is the Hero. He also acted in films, notably in Arthur Dreifuss' adaptation of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow. His son Ultan Macken is a well-known journalist in the print and broadcast media of Ireland.
 
 
Series
Irish Trilogy
   1. Seek the Fair Land (1959)
   2. The Silent People (1962)
   3. A Scorching Wind (1964)
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Novels
   Quench the Moon (1948)
   I Am Alone (1949)
   Rain on the Wind (1950)
   The Bogman (1952)
   Sunset on the Window Panes (1954)
   Sullivan (1957)
   The Island of the Great Yellow Ox (1966)
   Brown Lord of the Mountain (1967)
   The Flight of the Doves (1968)
   City of the Tribes (1997)
   The Grass of the People (1998)
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Collections
   The Green Hills (1956)
   God Made Sunday (1962)
   The Coll Doll (1969)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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