{"product_id":"vladivostock-maurice-kennedy-9781999926236","title":"Vladivostock: a miscellany","description":"\u003cp\u003eVladivostok is a collection of writings by the writer, journalist and theatre critic Maurice Kennedy, published in various Irish publications and anthologies over four decades. From witty essays and criticism to a number of short stories, the tome represents a selection of the work published by Kennedy. It includes the seminal, much-anthologised title story, 'Vladivostok', which was first published in the review Irish Writing, and then brought out in the British \"Winter's Tales\" series by Macmillan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaurice Kennedy was born in Youghal, Co Cork and throughout his career as an Irish civil servant, he was also a successful freelance writer, his short stories being particularly well known and widely translated. Throughout the 'fifties and 'sixties he was a regular contributor as literary and drama critic to The Irish Times, The Irish Press and to literary periodicals of the time. In the mid 'fifties he edited and presented a programme called Plays of the Week for RTE radio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the second edition of the collection, and is published in tandem with an electronic book edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maurice Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999926234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999926236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tara Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.37d","brand":"Maurice Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014116356351,"sku":"9781999926236","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e97b533c-142d-41a0-a969-434c0e8c677a.jpg?v=1767746829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vladivostock-maurice-kennedy-9781999926236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}