by Conor Cruise O’Brien · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781861971142
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«Memoir My Life and Themes» is the autobiography of Conor Cruise O'Brien, published by Profile Books in 1998, in English.
Conor Cruise O'Brien looks back over his life as an Irish writer, politician and historian, and the experiences that shaped his thinking. The narrative covers his time at the United Nations, his links with Katanga and Ghana, his work at The Observer and his involvement in Northern Ireland, offering a personal testimony of the politics and culture of the twentieth century.
Conor Cruise O'Brien (1917-2008) was also an Irish diplomat and academic. The edition includes an index.
For readers of memoirs and twentieth-century political history, especially those interested in Ireland, the UN and the figure of the public intellectual.
Donal Conor David Dermot Donat Cruise O'Brien, often nicknamed "The Cruiser", was an Irish diplomat, politician, writer, historian and academic, who served as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs from 1973 to 1977, a Senator for Dublin University from 1977 to 1979, a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-East constituency from 1969 to 1977, and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from January 1973 to March 1973.
