Owen Dara
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| White Horses: An Irish Childhood is a memoir by Owen Dara. It is being launched with 2 performances of his one-man show on December 2nd and 9th, 2007. This debut memoir tells the story of Owen's family through the eyes of Owen as a child. Both moving and funny, it provides a strong insight into life in Ireland during the late 60's through to the mid 80's . |
A layered and deeply moving evocation of childhood that bristles with inventive language and dialogue. Dara recounts the travails of growing up in a working class Irish Catholic household with tenderness and a keenly observed sense of humor that linger long in the mind. White Horses draws on the same great tradition of depravation, linguistic riches, and Catholicism as Beckett, Flann O'Brien and Frank McCourt. It's updated, of course, but happily the world of growing up in Ireland appears to be as bleak and full of wonders and laughter as ever. Owen Dara nails it. |