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Walking with Ghosts: A Memoir by Gabriel Byrne (2021, Hardcover)
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- Narrative Type
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- Original Language
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- ISBN
- 9780802157126
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Walking with Ghosts : a Memoir
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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A highly anticipated memoir by Gabriel Byrne, the award-winning star of over 80 films, Walking with Ghosts is an exquisite portrait of an Irish childhood and a remarkable journey to Hollywood and Broadway success. "Make no mistake about it: Walking with Ghosts is a masterpiece. A book that will wring out our tired hearts. It is by turns poetic, moving, and very funny. You will find it on the shelf alongside other great Irish memoirs including those by Frank McCourt, Nuala O'Faolain and Edna O'Brien." --Colum McCann As a young boy growing up in the outskirts of Dublin, Gabriel Byrne sought refuge in a world of imagination among the fields and hills near his home, at the edge of a rapidly encroaching city. Born to working-class parents and the eldest of six children, he harbored a childhood desire to become a priest. When he was eleven years old, Byrne found himself crossing the Irish Sea to join a seminary in England. Four years later, Byrne had been expelled and he quickly returned to his native city. There he took odd jobs as a messenger boy and a factory laborer to get by. In his spare time, he visited the cinema where he could be alone and yet part of a crowd. It was here that he could begin to imagine a life beyond the grey world of 60s Ireland. He reveled in the theatre and poetry of Dublin's streets, populated by characters as eccentric and remarkable as any in fiction, those who spin a yarn with acuity and wit. It was a friend who suggested Byrne join an amateur drama group, a decision that would change his life forever and launch him on an extraordinary forty-year career in film and theatre. Moving between sensual recollection of childhood in a now almost vanished Ireland and reflections on stardom in Hollywood and Broadway, Byrne also courageously recounts his battle with addiction and the ambivalence of fame. Walking with Ghosts is by turns hilarious and heartbreaking as well as a lyrical homage to the people and landscapes that ultimately shape our destinies.
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GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802157122
ISBN-13
9780802157126
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7038695062
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Book Title
Walking with Ghosts : a Memoir
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
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Pn2601.B96a3 2021
Reviews
"Make no mistake about it: Walking with Ghosts is a masterpiece. A book that will wring out our tired hearts. It is by turns poetic, moving, and very funny. You will find it on the shelf alongside other great Irish memoirs including those by Frank McCourt, Nuala O'Faolain and Edna O'Brien." -- Colum McCann "The allure of Gabriel Byrne's memoir is that it persuasively humanizes what it is to be a big deal movie star. Byrne is wonderfully without cant or bluster or phony humility. Instead he leads with felicity, candor, humor and empathy. In the end, he seems to be somebody you'd be glad to know."-- Richard Ford "Mercurial, ferociously honest and moving. Byrne pierces the cloak of celebrity and his shining prose leads us to an altogether more human place. A poignant symphony of memories and dreams, longing and loss, in a search for the immigrants most elusive prize, home." -- Karl Geary, Praise for Walking with Ghosts "Emotional, evocative prose" -- New York Times "Dreamy, lyrical, and utterly unvarnished. Writes passionately about first love and hilariously about life as an actor " -- Colm Toibin, The Irish Times "[Byrne] writes with much more depth than the typical celebrity memoirist, accessing some of Heaney's earthiness and Joyce's grasp of how Catholic guilt can shape an artist...possesses a winning dry humor that reads as authentically humble...Byrne is an impressive chronicler. A melancholy but gemlike memoir, elegantly written and rich in hard experience."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Actor Byrne channels his fellow countrymen and Ireland's literary masters--Beckett, Heaney, Joyce, Yeats--to create an exceptionally lyrical and expressive memoir about his childhood and early career... Bracingly revealing about his struggle with alcoholism, achingly passionate about the Ireland of his youth, and piercingly frank about his acting life, Byrne is a vivid, evocative, and sumptuously compelling memoirist." -- Booklist " Walking With Ghosts is lavish with lyricism, but presents a pretty unvarnished version of its author... The book is also a conscious departure: stylistically ambitious, purposefully (and successfully) so." -- The Guardian (UK) "The wonder of this memoir is its unembellished truth. It is written by a man whose amazing story is the stuff of Literature." -- Edna O' Brien "Make no mistake about it: Walking with Ghosts is a masterpiece. A book that will wring out our tired hearts. It is by turns poetic, moving, and very funny. You will find it on the shelf alongside other great Irish memoirs including those by Frank McCourt, Nuala O'Faolain and Edna O'Brien." -- Colum McCann "The allure of Gabriel Byrne's memoir is that it persuasively humanizes what it is to be a big deal movie star. Byrne is wonderfully without cant or bluster or phony humility. Instead he leads with felicity, candor, humor and empathy. In the end, he seems to be somebody you'd be glad to know."-- Richard Ford "Mercurial, ferociously honest and moving. Byrne pierces the cloak of celebrity and his shining prose leads us to an altogether more human place. A poignant symphony of memories and dreams, longing and loss, in a search for the immigrants most elusive prize, home." -- Karl Geary "Exquisite. This book feels like the culmination of a long literary career and not the debut of a famous actor. Byrne makes himself fully vulnerable while in total command of language and form. There is great truth and great beauty in this close examination of a life and the passage of time. I've never read a memoir so raw and honest and literary and absolutely, staggeringly brilliant." -- Lily King "A poetic journey into those secret realms of memory which dominate our lives, but are rarely spoken about. By revealing himself with such courage, compassion, and exquisite poise, Gabriel Byrne gives readers that rare gift of being able to see themselves in the feelings of another person. This book is more than a memoir--it's a mirror that reflects the deepest parts of us in exile." -- Simon Van Booy "I felt I was there, listening to him and his parents, his dates, his experiences. This isn't a book about being a film star, it's a book about being a human, an empath, a reader, a son, a traveller, and someone who always has their eyes - and heart - open to the possibilities of the world... A joy of a book - full of heart and humour, beautifully told." -- Sinead Gleeson "A wry and warm, swirling poetic reverie of a memoir."-- Colin Barrett, "[Byrne] writes with much more depth than the typical celebrity memoirist, accessing some of Heaney's earthiness and Joyce's grasp of how Catholic guilt can shape an artist...possesses a winning dry humor that reads as authentically humble...Byrne is an impressive chronicler. A melancholy but gemlike memoir, elegantly written and rich in hard experience."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Make no mistake about it: Walking with Ghosts is a masterpiece. A book that will wring out our tired hearts. It is by turns poetic, moving, and very funny. You will find it on the shelf alongside other great Irish memoirs including those by Frank McCourt, Nuala O'Faolain and Edna O'Brien." -- Colum McCann "The allure of Gabriel Byrne's memoir is that it persuasively humanizes what it is to be a big deal movie star. Byrne is wonderfully without cant or bluster or phony humility. Instead he leads with felicity, candor, humor and empathy. In the end, he seems to be somebody you'd be glad to know."-- Richard Ford "Mercurial, ferociously honest and moving. Byrne pierces the cloak of celebrity and his shining prose leads us to an altogether more human place. A poignant symphony of memories and dreams, longing and loss, in a search for the immigrants most elusive prize, home." -- Karl Geary "Exquisite. This book feels like the culmination of a long literary career and not the debut of a famous actor. Byrne makes himself fully vulnerable while in total command of language and form. There is great truth and great beauty in this close examination of a life and the passage of time. I've never read a memoir so raw and honest and literary and absolutely, staggeringly brilliant." -- Lily King "A wry and warm, swirling poetic reverie of a memoir."-- Colin Barrett, "Dreamy, lyrical, and utterly unvarnished. Writes passionately about first love and hilariously about life as an actor " -- Colm Toibin, The Irish Times "[Byrne] writes with much more depth than the typical celebrity memoirist, accessing some of Heaney's earthiness and Joyce's grasp of how Catholic guilt can shape an artist...possesses a winning dry humor that reads as authentically humble...Byrne is an impressive chronicler. A melancholy but gemlike memoir, elegantly written and rich in hard experience."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Actor Byrne channels his fellow countrymen and Ireland's literary masters--Beckett, Heaney, Joyce, Yeats--to create an exceptionally lyrical and expressive memoir about his childhood and early career... Bracingly revealing about his struggle with alcoholism, achingly passionate about the Ireland of his youth, and piercingly frank about his acting life, Byrne is a vivid, evocative, and sumptuously compelling memoirist." -- Booklist " Walking With Ghosts is lavish with lyricism, but presents a pretty unvarnished version of its author... The book is also a conscious departure: stylistically ambitious, purposefully (and successfully) so." -- The Guardian (UK) "The wonder of this memoir is its unembellished truth. It is written by a man whose amazing story is the stuff of Literature." -- Edna O' Brien "Make no mistake about it: Walking with Ghosts is a masterpiece. A book that will wring out our tired hearts. It is by turns poetic, moving, and very funny. You will find it on the shelf alongside other great Irish memoirs including those by Frank McCourt, Nuala O'Faolain and Edna O'Brien." -- Colum McCann "The allure of Gabriel Byrne's memoir is that it persuasively humanizes what it is to be a big deal movie star. Byrne is wonderfully without cant or bluster or phony humility. Instead he leads with felicity, candor, humor and empathy. In the end, he seems to be somebody you'd be glad to know."-- Richard Ford "Mercurial, ferociously honest and moving. Byrne pierces the cloak of celebrity and his shining prose leads us to an altogether more human place. A poignant symphony of memories and dreams, longing and loss, in a search for the immigrants most elusive prize, home." -- Karl Geary "Exquisite. This book feels like the culmination of a long literary career and not the debut of a famous actor. Byrne makes himself fully vulnerable while in total command of language and form. There is great truth and great beauty in this close examination of a life and the passage of time. I've never read a memoir so raw and honest and literary and absolutely, staggeringly brilliant." -- Lily King "A poetic journey into those secret realms of memory which dominate our lives, but are rarely spoken about. By revealing himself with such courage, compassion, and exquisite poise, Gabriel Byrne gives readers that rare gift of being able to see themselves in the feelings of another person. This book is more than a memoir--it's a mirror that reflects the deepest parts of us in exile." -- Simon Van Booy "I felt I was there, listening to him and his parents, his dates, his experiences. This isn't a book about being a film star, it's a book about being a human, an empath, a reader, a son, a traveller, and someone who always has their eyes - and heart - open to the possibilities of the world... A joy of a book - full of heart and humour, beautifully told." -- Sinead Gleeson "A wry and warm, swirling poetic reverie of a memoir."-- Colin Barrett, "[Byrne] writes with much more depth than the typical celebrity memoirist, accessing some of Heaney's earthiness and Joyce's grasp of how Catholic guilt can shape an artist...possesses a winning dry humor that reads as authentically humble...Byrne is an impressive chronicler. A melancholy but gemlike memoir, elegantly written and rich in hard experience."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Actor Byrne channels his fellow countrymen and Ireland's literary masters--Beckett, Heaney, Joyce, Yeats--to create an exceptionally lyrical and expressive memoir about his childhood and early career... Bracingly revealing about his struggle with alcoholism, achingly passionate about the Ireland of his youth, and piercingly frank about his acting life, Byrne is a vivid, evocative, and sumptuously compelling memoirist." -- Booklist " Walking With Ghosts is lavish with lyricism, but presents a pretty unvarnished version of its author... The book is also a conscious departure: stylistically ambitious, purposefully (and successfully) so." -- The Guardian (UK) "The wonder of this memoir is its unembellished truth. It is written by a man whose amazing story is the stuff of Literature." -- Edna O' Brien "Make no mistake about it: Walking with Ghosts is a masterpiece. A book that will wring out our tired hearts. It is by turns poetic, moving, and very funny. You will find it on the shelf alongside other great Irish memoirs including those by Frank McCourt, Nuala O'Faolain and Edna O'Brien." -- Colum McCann "The allure of Gabriel Byrne's memoir is that it persuasively humanizes what it is to be a big deal movie star. Byrne is wonderfully without cant or bluster or phony humility. Instead he leads with felicity, candor, humor and empathy. In the end, he seems to be somebody you'd be glad to know."-- Richard Ford "Mercurial, ferociously honest and moving. Byrne pierces the cloak of celebrity and his shining prose leads us to an altogether more human place. A poignant symphony of memories and dreams, longing and loss, in a search for the immigrants most elusive prize, home." -- Karl Geary "Exquisite. This book feels like the culmination of a long literary career and not the debut of a famous actor. Byrne makes himself fully vulnerable while in total command of language and form. There is great truth and great beauty in this close examination of a life and the passage of time. I've never read a memoir so raw and honest and literary and absolutely, staggeringly brilliant." -- Lily King "A poetic journey into those secret realms of memory which dominate our lives, but are rarely spoken about. By revealing himself with such courage, compassion, and exquisite poise, Gabriel Byrne gives readers that rare gift of being able to see themselves in the feelings of another person. This book is more than a memoir--it's a mirror that reflects the deepest parts of us in exile." -- Simon Van Booy "I felt I was there, listening to him and his parents, his dates, his experiences. This isn't a book about being a film star, it's a book about being a human, an empath, a reader, a son, a traveller, and someone who always has their eyes - and heart - open to the possibilities of the world... A joy of a book - full of heart and humour, beautifully told." -- Sinead Gleeson "A wry and warm, swirling poetic reverie of a memoir."-- Colin Barrett
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