Best Writers, Composers And Philosophers Of Ireland

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Famous people of Dublin: Dublin is the capital of Ireland and one of the biggest cities. The historical value of Dublin is very high. There are very famous people, who have enriched Dublin by giving their best.
Here are the list of some writers, composers and philosophers.

Sebastian Barry:

He is famous novelist and poet. He has won 2008 costa book of the year and shortlisted twice for the man bookers prize for fiction. The Water Colourist and The Rhetorical Town are popular Poetry of Barry. Mackers Garden, The Engine of Owl-Light, The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty, Annie Dunne, A Long Long Way, The secret Scripture (Won the James Tiat Black memorial Prize), On Canaan’s Side are his famous fiction. He has also write some plays are The Pentagonal Dream, Boss Grady's Boy, Prayers of Sherkin, White Woman Street, The Only True HIstory of Lizzie Finn, The Steward of Christendom, Our Lady of Sligo, Hinterland, Whistling Psyche , Fred and Jane, The Pride of Parnell Street , Dallas Sweetman, Tales of Ballycumber, Andersen's English .

Samuel Beckett:

He was an Irish novelist, playwright, theatre ...
... director and poet. He wrote in both language French and English. He won the Noble prize for literature in 1969. He had awarded honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin. In 1961 he won International Publishers' Formentor Prize. Dream fair to middling women, Murphy, Watt, Mercier and Camier, Molloy, Malon Dies, The Unnamable, How it Is are his famous novels. Whoroscope, Echo's Bones and other Precipitates, Collected Poems in English, Collected Poems in English and French ,What is the Word, Selected Poems are some of his famous poetry collections. Eleutheria, Waiting for Godot, Act Without Words (1&2), EndGame, Krapp’s Last Tape, Rough for Theatre(1&2), Happy days, Come and Go, Breath, Not I, That Time, Footfalls, Apiece of Monologue, What Where are some of his plays.

Brendan Behan:

He was an Irish Poet, Short story writer, novelist and playwright. He wrote in two languages; Irish and English. Borstal Boy, Brendan Behan's Island, Hold Your Hour and Have another, Brendan Behan's New York, Confessions of an Irish Rebel, The Scarperer, After the Wake are some of his famous books. The Quare Fellow, An Giall ,The hostage, Behan (wrote the play in Irish, and translated it to English), Richard's Cork Leg , Moving Out (one act play, commissioned for radio), A Garden Party (one act play, commissioned for radio), The Big House are some of his plays.

Oscar Wilde:

He was the Irish Poet and novelist of 19th century. The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Fairy stories), Lord Arthur Saviel’s Crime and other Stories, House of Pomegranates (Fairy Stories), Intentions (essays and dialogues on aesthetics), The Picture of Dorian Gray (novel), The Soul of man under Socialism(Political essay), Lady Windermere’s Fan (Play), A Woman of No Importance ( Play), An Ideal Husband(Play), The Importance of Being Earnest(Play), DE Profundis, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Poem Collection) are some of his well known articles.

There are many libraries in the Dublin.To enjoy the books, plays, theatres, there are many hotels in Ireland. You can select hotel or hostel according to your budget. If you are totally unknown to the roads and places you can hire a car in Ireland. Car rentals in Ireland is very cheap and systematic so one can easily approach the place one wants. Rental Companies also provide service of airport pick up.

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There are many libraries in the Dublin. To enjoy the books, plays, theatres, there are many hotels in Ireland. You can select hotel or hostel according to your budget. If you are totally unknown to the roads and places you can Car Hire Ireland. Car rentals Ireland is very cheap and systematic so one can easily approach the place one wants.