Born in Belfast during World War II, raised in a working-class Protestant family, and educated on scholarship at Queen's University, writer Stewart Parker's story is in many ways the story of his generation. Other aspects of his personal history, though, such as the amputation of his left leg at age 19, helped to create an extraordinarily perceptive observer and commentator. Steeped in American popular culture as a child and young adult, he spent five years teaching in the United States before returning to Belfast in August 1969, the same week British troops responded to sectarian...
Born in Belfast during World War II, raised in a working-class Protestant family, and educated on scholarship at Queen's University, writer Stewart Pa...
In a great Irish tradition of autobiographical fiction, Parker's poignant novel depicts events surrounding the amputation of his left leg as a nineteen-year-old university student. This remarkable, posthumously edited work prefigures the skills Parker would demonstrate in his plays.
In a great Irish tradition of autobiographical fiction, Parker's poignant novel depicts events surrounding the amputation of his left leg as a ninetee...
