{"product_id":"only-child-paperback","title":"Only Child - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank O'Connor was a shy child from a Cork slum who somehow became aware that there was something grander beyond his life and the lives around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Frank O'Connor's early life of Michael O'Donovan belongs with the best of its kind. It is that of a man who has made his life important to others simply because he has written about it with art\". -- Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Frank O'Connor is that of a shy child from a Cork slum who becomes aware that there is something beyond the confines of his life and the lives around him, something grander. And with resolve and labor, he makes his way toward it. From his childhood to the time of his release from imprisonment as a revolutionary, O'Connor conveys the moral fortune and the tragic elements of life, that sparked his storytelling - a life he describes as a \"celebration of those who for me represented all I should ever know of God\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank O'Connor \u003c\/b\u003eis a major figure among Irish writers. His work includes six volumes of short stories; two books of criticism; a novel, \u003ci\u003eDutch Interior;\u003c\/i\u003e and a book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eKings, Lords, and Commons.\u003c\/i\u003e Also available from Syracuse University Press are \u003ci\u003eFrank O'Connor at Work \u003c\/i\u003eand A Frank O'Connor Reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.04 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130498486407,"sku":"9780815604501","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ea1e132decc3a0241b9090062dc71d28.webp?v=1732611316","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/only-child-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}