Bird Alone

This novel is set in late 19th-century Ireland, where Corney Crone grows up in a family marked by poverty, pride, and spoiled aspiration. The recurring theme in Corney's life is one of solitude, a note which becomes more dominant in his old age. Corney is a "bird alone," reliving the experiences of his youth and the secret love for his childhood sweetheart.

• Author
• Seán Ó Faoláin, Benedict Kiely

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 320

• Publisher
• Oxford University Press, USA

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780192819062

• Genres
• fiction, ireland

• Release date
• 1986