Overview

Leonard's sequel to the best-selling Home Before Night and Out After Dark sees him leave adolescence behind and rising to prominence in the Dublin theatre world of the 1960s and 1970s, a time which sees him produce many of the plays, novels and screenplays for which he is celebrated. Leonard depicts a period of intense artistic and cultural upheaval in Ireland, stirring in theatre anecdotes, and vignettes of Patrick Kavanagh and Brenda Behan. The result is a witty and entertaining analysis of Dublin and Dubliners by one of Ireland's finest living playwrights.

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'Superb... moving and very funny' William Trevor 'Entrancing' Sunday Telegraph 'A splendid book' John Banville 'If you want to understand the Irish... Hugh Leonard's autobiographical follow-up to Home Before Night, conveys the lilt, the light and the shade of the people. Like them it's naturally funny' Terry Wogan in the Sunday Times Books of the Year 'Out After Dark deserves to stand among the very best Irish biographies' Sunday Tribune 'The book is funny, packed with stories and embarrassing incidents... with an underlying seriousnes' Sunday Times

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Hugh Leonard was born in Dublin. He is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter, and was Literary Editor at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in 1976-77. He lives in Dalkey in County Dublin.

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