The Speckled People

by: Hugo Hamilton

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The Speckled People

By: Hugo Hamilton

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Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography

Format - Paperback

Condition - New

Listed - 2 months ago

Views - 7

Wishes - 1

Ships From - Maryland

Est. Publication Date - Apr 2004

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A deeply moving and critically acclaimed memoir about a young boy growing up in 1950’s Dublin with a German mother and fiercely republican Irish father. A New York Times Notable Book “A terrific achievement, thoughtful and compelling, smart and original, beautifully written.” —Nick Hornby “Astonishing. . . a landmark in Irish nonfiction. . . a masterpiece.” — Washington Post

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The childhood world of Hugo Hamilton is a confused place: His father, a brutal Irish nationalist, demands his children speak Gaelic at home whilst his mother, a softly spoken German emigrant who escap...