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Late Night Notes on David Hammond — John Kelly

Late Night Notes on David Hammond — John Kelly | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
This month marks the tenth anniversary of the death of David Hammond, the renowned Belfast film-maker and singer, and close friend of Seamus Heaney. We asked JOHN KELLY, writer and broadcaster – and friend to both men – to share his memories of this 'natural force masquerading as a human be
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Bookslut | An Interview with John Kelly

John Kelly knows his onions. That much is certain from the first sentence of From Out of the City. The novel opens about fifty years or so in the future, in a Dublin hot as the tropics, and reeking of waste and crime. An American president has just been murdered, and Monk, an eighty-four-year old who has been secretly surveilling his deadbeat neighbors, is intent on unveiling the true story behind the presidential assassination.

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Dublin, 2040: through a vodka glass, darkly - new novel by John Kelly

Dublin, 2040: through a vodka glass, darkly - new novel by John Kelly | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
Ambitious, original, smart, sophisticated and ingenious (but maybe too metafictional for some)
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The Pipes by John Kelly - RTÉ Drama on One

The Pipes by John Kelly  - RTÉ Drama on One | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
The Pipes by John Kelly
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Read John Kelly's tribute speech on presenting John Montague Lifetime Achievement Award

Read John Kelly's tribute speech on presenting John Montague Lifetime Achievement Award | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
BORD GÁIS IRISH BOOK AWARDS – LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTATION TO JOHN MONTAGUE

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'A novel with a voice of its own' - From Out of the City by John Kelly

'A novel with a voice of its own' - From Out of the City by John Kelly | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
'Kelly’s writing has its echoes of all that has gone before. From Joyce and O’Brien, even a touch of Beckett’s Murphy in the opening pages, Ireland’s trilogy of modernist writers and their legacy h...
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Uimhir a Cúig | From Out of the City: Novel Excerpt --- John Kelly

Uimhir a Cúig | From Out of the City: Novel Excerpt --- John Kelly | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
John Kelly's language is rich, exuberant. At times like “that terrifying colony ensconced in the ruins of Liberty Hall,” it dive-bombs, screeches, wheels, and plummets; other times it flourishes in...
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RTÉ Television - The Works - Thomas Kinsella talks to John Kelly

RTÉ Television - The Works - Thomas Kinsella talks to John Kelly | The Irish Literary Times | Scoop.it
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