Mervyn Wall
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Mervyn Wall is an Irish
writer
who was born in Dublin. Wall attended Belvedere College
and worked as a civil servant. His wife, Frances Feehan, was a music critic.
Wall published novels, short stories and plays, and wrote for a short-lived literary magazine, Ireland Today
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
who was born in Dublin. Wall attended Belvedere College
Belvedere College
Belvedere College SJ is a private secondary school for boys located on Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland. It is also known as St. Francis Xavier's College....
and worked as a civil servant. His wife, Frances Feehan, was a music critic.
Wall published novels, short stories and plays, and wrote for a short-lived literary magazine, Ireland Today
Ireland Today
Ireland Today was a literary magazine that ran from June 1936 to March 1938. It was edited by Frank O'Connor and published work by many emerging and established Irish writers of the time, including Brian Coffey, Daniel Corkery, Denis Devlin, Michael MacLaverty, Ewart Milne, Seán Ó Faoláin, Liam...
.
Novels
- The Unfortunate Fursey, 1946
- The Return of Fursey, 1948
- Leaves for BurningLeaves for BurningLeaves for the Burning, Mervyn Wall's third novel, and his first non humorous work was written in 1952. Set in a small Irish midlands town, it explores the passing of youth and opportunity and the onset of premature aging, against the back drop of a fiercely insular small community....
, 1952 - No Trophies Raise, 1956
- Hermitage, 1982
- The Garden of Echoes, 1982
Other Publications
- A Flutter of Wings, 1974, short stories
- Forty Foot Gentlemen Only, 1963, history