Conor Cruise O'Brien

Passion and Cunning: and Other Essays Conor Cruise O'Brien Main edition

Marc Notes: Originally published: 1988.; Conor Cruise O'Brien's brilliant and hugely controversial 1965 essay on the political convictions of W. B. Yeats is the title-piece for this collection of pieces on politics, religion, nationalism and terrorism. Review Citations:

Library Journal 10/15/1988 (EAN 9780671667245, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 08/05/1988 (EAN 9780671667245, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  O'Brien, Conor Cruise Conor Cruise O'Brien is a distinguished statesman and writer. Over a long and varied career, he has served in the Irish external affairs office; was a member of the Irish delegation to the United Nations (at one point being seconded as a special assistant to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold); was elected an Irish Labour Party parliamentarian, later serving in the cabinet; and was appointed editor-in-chief of the "London Observer." A contributing editor to "The Atlantic Monthly, " O'Brien lectures around the world at leading unversities and writes weekly columns for "The Independent" in Britain and "The Irish Independent." His many books include "States of Ireland" and "The Great Melody: A Thematic Biography of Edmund Burke."