The Street & Other Stories

by Gerry Adams

Overview

One of the world's best-known political figures shares stories that reveal the humanity and indomitable spirit of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. The moving accounts of the fictional characters in these eighteen short stories are set against the political turmoil of Gerry Adams' native Belfast.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781568332161
Publisher:	Rinehart, Roberts Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/10/2000
Pages:	145
Product dimensions:	6.28(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Gerry Adams is the President of Sinn F é in. Along with John Hume of the SDLP, he is the architect of the Hume-Adams Initiative that is the basis of the current peace process in Northern Ireland. He is the author of several other books including: Free Ireland: Towards a Lasting Peace, Falls Memories, and An Irish Voice all published by Roberts Rinehart. He lives in West Belfast.

What People are Saying About This

Jimmy Breslin

"The Belfast that I know is theones Gerry Adams writes about serious. In writing these stories, I knew the place was as close as the next page."

Editorial Reviews

Adams has a lively style, and the vernacular of West Belfast rings true...The book provides an insight into a side of life often only glimpsed—and provides a challenging perspective.

The Belfast Telegraph

He writes convincingly and with compassion...The warmth of Adams' writing comes from the affection of a man for the remembered things of the past.

Times Literary Supplement

A serious art. It is a good bet that James Joyce would read Gerry Adams' short stories to learn about souls in Belfast as the world reads Dubliners.

Writing In The Irish Independent - James Clarity

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams is a natural storyteller.

Irish Echo

He writes convincingly and with compassion...The warmth of Adams' writing comes from the affection of a man for the remembered things of the past.

Times Literary Supplement (UK)

"...serious art. There's a good bet that James Jurice would read Jerry Adams short stories to learn about souls in Belfast as the world's lead Debliners." Irish Independent

James F. Clarity