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Star of the Sea is a historical novel by the Irish writer Joseph O'Connor published in 2002. The novel is set in 1847 against the backdrop of the Irish famine . Star of the Sea became an international number one bestseller, selling more than 800,000 copies in a year.
- Joseph O'Connor
Joseph Victor O'Connor (born 20 September 1963) is an Irish...
- Joseph O'Connor
Joseph Victor O'Connor (born 20 September 1963) is an Irish novelist. His 2002 historical novel Star of the Sea was an international number one bestseller. Before success as an author, he was a journalist with the Sunday Tribune newspaper and Esquire. [1]
Wielcy właściciele ziemscy masowo wypędzają swoich dzierżawców, jedyną ucieczką przed śmiercią są statki płynące do Ameryki,a jednym z nich jest tytułowa Gwiazda Mórz . Na zatłoczonych pokładach gnieżdżą się setki uchodźców, którzy marzą o tym, żeby uciec od przeszłości i rozpocząć nowe życie.
Star of the Sea is a 2004 historical fiction novel by Joseph O’Connor. Set in the winter of 1847, it chronicles the transatlantic voyage of a ship of refugees striving to escape Ireland’s potato famine by migrating to the United States.
1 sty 2002 · In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by famine and injustice, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of refugees, some optimistic, many more desperate.
STAR OF THE SEA. In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of fleeing refugees.
He is the author of the novels Cowboys and Indians (short-listed for the Whitbread Prize), Desperadoes , The Salesman , Inishowen , Star of the Sea and Redemption Falls , as well as a number of bestselling works of non-fiction. He was recently voted ‘Irish Writer of the Decade’ by the readers of Hot Press magazine.
