Wicked Little Joe

This numinous work of autobiography and self-interrogation bears comparison with Nabokov's Speak Memory or Frank O'Connor's An Only Child. It will take its place as a classic of the genre while illuminating unknown corners of Ireland's cultural landscape.

About the author

JOE HONE is the author of eight novels, including The Private Sector, Summer Hill and Firebird, and four books of travel writing, from The Dancing Waiters to Duck Soup in the Black Sea, both of which gather material commissioned during his time as overseas correspondent for the BBC. He lived and taught in Oxfordshire in England for a number of years. He passed away in August 2016.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Hone
• Publisher: Lilliput Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2009
• EAN: 9781843511472
• ISBN: 978-1-84351-147-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 226 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 415 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies