Bird alone
By: Seán O'Faoláin ; introduced by Benedict Kiely.
Series: 20th century classics; Oxford paperbacks
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Oxford [Oxfordshire]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Description: In late 19th-century Cork, Ireland, Corney Crone grows up in a family marked by poverty, pride, and spoiled aspiration. The recurring theme in Corney's life is one of solitude, a note which becomes more dominant in his old age. Corney is a "bird alone," reliving the experiences of his youth and the secret love for his childhood sweetheart.