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Author: Brian Keenan
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Imprint: Vintage
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.00cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.246kg
ISBN: 9780099990307
ISBN 10: 009999030
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 15 April 1993
Recommended Age: From 0 years
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"""Incredibly moving."" -- Gina McKee Daily Express ""An early nineties classic... It reminds you of the privilege of freedom"" -- Joseph Fiennes Daily Express ""There may have been more important books than Brian Keenan's An Evil Cradling, but its thoughtfulness and delicacy of feeling are unforgettable. Four years of savage captivity in Lebanon have been transmuted into understanding, not bitterness: a remarkable achievement"" Daily Telegraph ""From the horror has come something wonderful. An Evil Cradling is a great book... it has been created from harsh reality, and it has been created by a true writer... With the publication of An Evil Cradling, Brian Keenan is not letting the world forget. This is a mighty achievement by a magnificent writer"" -- Frank McGuinness Irish Times ""Scriptural in its resonances and its broad artistry, while being as gripping as an airport thriller"" Observer"
Kidnapped by Shi'ite militiamen, Brian Keenan was held hostage in Beirut for 4 and a half years. Blindfolded, chained, beaten, often gagged, bound with packing tape and put in a sack when moved from one prison to another - the pain and humiliation were unremitting, yet somehow Keenan survived. When John McCarthy joined him they forged a friendship which became their strongest weapon against despair. McCarthy's light touch often defused Keenan's robust Irish rage and their combined ingenuity provided the distraction of childish games and ribald jokes. This book eloquently confirms man's amazing capacity to survive, the power of friendship, and 'the fury of life'. (Kirkus UK)
Incredibly moving. -- Gina McKee Daily Express An early nineties classic... It reminds you of the privilege of freedom -- Joseph Fiennes Daily Express There may have been more important books than Brian Keenan's An Evil Cradling, but its thoughtfulness and delicacy of feeling are unforgettable. Four years of savage captivity in Lebanon have been transmuted into understanding, not bitterness: a remarkable achievement Daily Telegraph From the horror has come something wonderful. An Evil Cradling is a great book... it has been created from harsh reality, and it has been created by a true writer... With the publication of An Evil Cradling, Brian Keenan is not letting the world forget. This is a mighty achievement by a magnificent writer -- Frank McGuinness Irish Times Scriptural in its resonances and its broad artistry, while being as gripping as an airport thriller Observer
Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held in the suburbs of Beirut for the next four and a half years. For much of that time he was shut off from all news and contact with anyone other than his jailers and, later, his fellow hostages, amongst them John McCarthy.
Author Information
Brian Keenan was born in Belfast in 1951. An Evil Cradling is the story of his four years' captivity in Beirut and is recognized as a non-fiction classic. He is also the author of the novel, Turlough and two travel books, Between Extremes (with John McCarthy) and Four Quarters Of Light. He lives with his family outside Dublin.
