Sunday 21 June 2020

Book review - 'Reconstructions: The Troubles in Photographs and Words'

I have just written a book review of the following book for the long established peer-reviewed academic journal, Études Irlandaises:

Reconstructions: The Troubles in Photographs and Words. (Poems and words by Steafán Hanvey. Photographs by Bobbie Hanvey) (Dublin: Merrion Press, 2019). 

Read my review here.

Front cover of Reconstructions: The Troubles in Photographs and Words. Image source.

The book is made up of photographs of everyday life during the dark period in recent Irish history known as the Troubles (1968-1998). The photographs were taken by Bobbie Hanvey and they are accompanied by poems by his son, Steafán Hanvey. The poems were inspired by the photographs and it proved to be an excellent combination.

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