Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney
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| File:Stepping Stones, Interviews with Seamus Heaney - cover.jpeg 2009 paperback ed | |
| Author | Dennis O'Driscoll |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 2008 |
| ISBN | 9780374269838 |
Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney is Dennis O'Driscoll's book-length portrait of Seamus Heaney, recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. It has been described as the nearest thing in existence to an autobiography of Heaney.[1] O'Driscoll, who died on Christmas Eve 2012, was a poet, a friend of Heaney's and a student of his poetry.[2] The book is full of their conversations on poetry, life and so on.[3] It was first published in 2008 by Faber and Faber (ISBN 9780374269838). The book also features a number of photographs published for the first time.[4] Extracts have been used during school examinations.[5]
References
- ↑ "Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney". The Times. News Corporation. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ↑ Eder, Richard (28 December 2008). "Interviews with Seamus Heaney offer a new vision of his life, work, beliefs, and doubts". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ↑ Massie, Allan (2 January 2009). "Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney by Dennis O'Driscoll – review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ↑ O'Driscoll, Dennis. "Stepping Stones; Interviews with Seamus Heaney". Charlie Byrne's.
- ↑ "Relief main reaction as paper offers something to everyone". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
External links
- Stepping Stones at Amazon.co.uk includes "Look inside" access to contents, introduction and selected pages
