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by Dennis O'Driscoll (Author), Seamus Heaney (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (6 Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571242529
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571242528
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16.6 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 58,345 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, Seamus Heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies; but no book-length portrait has appeared until now. Through his own lively and eloquent reminiscences, "Stepping Stones" retraces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature and his post-Nobel life. It is supplemented with a large number of photographs, many from the Heaney family album and published here for the first time. In response to firm but subtle questioning from Dennis O'Driscoll, Seamus Heaney sheds a personal light on his work (poems, essays, translations, plays) and on the artistic and ethical challenges he faced, providing an original, diverting and absorbing store of reflections, opinions and recollections.

About the Author
Dennis O'Driscoll's previous publications include New and Selected Poems (2004), a Poetry Book Society Special Commendation, and Reality Check (2007). He is editor of The Bloodaxe Book of Poetry Quotations (2006), author of a collection of essays and reviews, Troubled Thoughts, Majestic Dreams (2001), and a contributor to The Cambridge Companion to Seamus Heaney(2008). He works as a civil servant in Dublin.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What we have Always Hoped from Poets, 9 Feb 2009
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This is a wonderful book. Seamus Heaney is everything we hoped a poet or artist would be - wise, unpretentious, generous, observant. It may seem a long book at first glance, but it's full of wonderful comments about poetry and life. Well worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Grounded, 27 Jan 2009
If I had to use one word to sum up what I learned about Seamus Heaney from reading the excellent Stepping Stones it would be: grounded. Heaney is a serious man writing serious work and in this collection of questions and responses with Dennis O'Driscoll it is apparent he doesn't take himself too seriously. It is full of insights into the man and his work- how does he keep performing at the top of his game? Heaney says it is simply a matter of "Getting started, keeping going, getting started again".
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5.0 out of 5 stars Uplifting, 16 April 2009
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In an age of soundbites, twitters and executive summaries, there's an old-fashioned unhurried country feel to this book - it's a bit like sharing in a conversation between two wise, droll and tolerant people. The book is erudite but very accessible; long, but my only regret was that it wasn't longer. I felt a sense of loss when I finished it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clear & intense
If you like Heaney's poetry, this book is for you. Like his verses, his opinions and comments and tales are both clear and intense.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stepping Stones Irish Book Award 2009 - Non Fiction Winner
Irish Non Fiction Award 2009

Stepping Stones by Seamus Heaney and Denis O Driscoll. Its ISBN is 9780571242528 and it is published by Faber and Faber. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Stepping Stones Interviews with Seamus Heaney
Let me start by saying that I love his poetry and that this book gives wonderful insights into aspects of his thinking and life that give expression to that creativity... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Cornishman

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