{"product_id":"on-an-irish-island-the-lost-world-of-the-great-blasket-paperback","title":"On an Irish Island: The Lost World of the Great Blasket - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Kanigel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn an Irish Island \u003c\/i\u003etells the remarkable story of a remote outpost nearly untouched by time in the first half of the twentieth century, and of the adventurous men and women who visited and were inspired by it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a love letter to a vanished way of life, Robert Kanigel brings to life this wildly beautiful island, notable for the vivid communal life of its residents and the unadulterated Irish they spoke well into the twentieth century. With the Irish language rapidly disappearing, Great Blasket became a magnet for scholars, linguists, and writers during the Gaelic renaissance. As we follow these visitors--among them John Millington Synge, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Playboy of the Western World\u003c\/i\u003e--we are captivated both by the tiny group of islanders who kept an entire country's past alive and by their complex relationships with those who brought the island's story to the larger world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eROBERT KANIGEL is the author of six previous books. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Grady-Stack Award for science writing. His book \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMan Who Knew Infinity \u003c\/i\u003ewas a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMagazine, The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review, Harvard Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has just retired as Professor of Science Writing at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and now lives in Baltimore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.21 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764190806304,"sku":"9780307389879","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/878b11e65ebdd8ef2ebd973425e6cb1b.webp?v=1780245280","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-an-irish-island-the-lost-world-of-the-great-blasket-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}