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Star of the sea by joseph oconnor book club discussion. The star of the sea of the title is a famine ship, making the journey from ireland to new york. It is a miserable november, the cold seeming worse because of the great famine that has stricken the country. Numb with shock, the 21yearold shunned the support of his family and travelled alone to nicaragua. Free download or read online star of the sea pdf epub book. Oconnor hit his stride with star of the sea, his bestselling 2003. Who is telling this story or, more aptly, these stories. Joseph oconnor, new jersey nj found at 77 locations. Star of the sea it has become a commonplace to note that although the irish famine.
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In 1985 the irish writer joseph oconnor lost his mother in a car accident. Find contact info for john oconnor phone number, address, email. Although it is written from as a third person narrative the prose primarily focusses on one man. It was not part of my own thinking when i came to write star of the sea.
Joseph oconnor talk to ryan about one inaccuracy in star of the sea that one reader wrote to him about. The seeming present of the novel takes place on the ship, the star of the sea, a freighter. A number one bestseller in britain and ireland, it won the prix litteraire europeen madeleine zepter for. He is the author of nine novels, two collections of short stories, and a number of bestselling works of nonfiction. Joseph oconnor is a talented writer who has delivered a rollicking good story. Even though it was nasty outside, inside we had a pleasant conversation about a most horrible time in irish history the great famine.
I have read it four times now over the years and i know i will read it again and again. He was recieved a note telling him that he must do it before he left the ship and was scared. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 432 pages and is available in paperback format. Explore books by joseph oconnor with our selection at. Joseph oconnor irish author, author of shadowplay, the. Star of the sea in the bitter winter of 1847, from an ireland torn by famine and injustice, the star of the sea sets sail for newyork. Look carefully at the different forms the narrative takes e.
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Star of the sea by joseph oconnor, random house uk. Star of the sea book by joseph oconnor thriftbooks. Comment on how each of the epigraphs relates to this novel. Author joseph oconnor talks to martin doyle about his new novel shadowplay, a complicated love affair featuring dracula creator bram stoker, the first irish writer he fell for. Joseph oconnor s star of the sea was an international bestseller, a new york times, economist notable book of the year, and a sunday times number 1 bestseller.