{"product_id":"walter-macken-ultan-macken-9781806900176","title":"Walter Macken: Dreams on Paper","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new biography sheds light on the private life of one of Ireland's most successful and popular writers, Walter Macken. Through his many unpublished letters to his wife, sons, editors and friends, Walter's son, Ultan charts his father's career and life, from his birth in Galway in 1915 to his untimely death in 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally an actor, principally with An Taidhbhearc in Galway and The Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Walter played lead roles on Broadway and also acted in films, notably in Brendan Behan's \u003cem\u003eThe Quare Fellow\u003c\/em\u003e. Acting was to remain an important part of his life, but it was his stirring writing that brought him true fame and acclamation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ultan Macken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1806900173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781806900176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mercier Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.32w x 0.93d","brand":"Ultan Macken","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217912574207,"sku":"9781806900176","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea038cfa-7784-4475-93f9-629dd25d4cd9.jpg?v=1772000260","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walter-macken-ultan-macken-9781806900176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}