Conor McPherson: Imagining Mischief (Contemporary Irish Writers) (Contemporary Irish Writers and Filmmakers) [Paperback]

Gerald C. Wood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 23, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1904148115 | ISBN-13: 978-1904148111

With such plays as the very popular and award-winning The Weir, A Good Thief, and Dublin Carol, Conor McPherson has quickly established himself as one of Ireland's brightest and best young playwrights. His prolific output now includes work as a scriptwriter and director. Gerald C. Wood, Lecturer in English at Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, covers all of McPherson's works in this first publication on the important writer/director. Provides a synopses and in-depth analysis of the plays and films.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Liffey Pr (April 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904148115
• ISBN-13: 978-1904148111
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,971,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars McPherson is an interesting playwright, January 30, 2004

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Steve McFadden (Chicagoland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conor McPherson: Imagining Mischief (Contemporary Irish Writers) (Contemporary Irish Writers and Filmmakers) (Paperback)

I'll admit that I have always found McPherson's work to be wildly inconsistent. Some of the plays are great (Rum & Vodka), while I always thought that others, particularly The Weir, were overvalued. My favorite is probably the movie I Go Down. This book does a good job of giving an overview of McPherson's work, and has made me better appreciate some of the plays that didn't originally mean much to me. In fact, Wood's book makes me curious about what the future holds for McPherson. I recommend this book highly.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant insight, January 29, 2004

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This review is from: Conor McPherson: Imagining Mischief (Contemporary Irish Writers) (Contemporary Irish Writers and Filmmakers) (Paperback)

I found this book to be an excellent study and introduction to McPherson's work. Mr. Wood's analysis seems to be spot-on to me, and he makes some numerous insightful observations. Indeed, this Liffey Series is very good.

5.0 out of 5 stars Irish Theatre and Film, May 28, 2004

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Zozimus (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conor McPherson: Imagining Mischief (Contemporary Irish Writers) (Contemporary Irish Writers and Filmmakers) (Paperback)

Gerald Wood has written an incredibly inciteful book on this young Irishman who has yet to be fully recognised in his mother country. Mr Wood has guided us through the plays and scripts of McPherson and it becomes very obvious from the moment you read the first few pages that this is an author who has tremendous knowledge of the world McPherson comes from. It came as quite a shock to me to discover that Mr Wood is from the US but his ability to understand the concept of "The Irish Author" is remarkable. I can truthfully recommend this book to all students and professors of Irish theatre. It is a concise and very readable book and does not attempt to suffocate the reader with excessive analytical language. I agree with the above reader regarding "I Went Down." This film is one of the best we have ever seen produced in this country on such a limited budget. Hope to see more from MacPherson and Mr Wood in the near future. Excellent!