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Before the Dawn

An Autobiography

by Gerry Adams

ISBN: 0688143121
ISBN-13: 9780688143121
Format: Hardcover

Summary

The autobiography of the IRA activist and leader.

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"It might be thought presumptuous for any man of 48-even one of Adam's notoriety-to write his memoirs, but 'Before the Dawn' is of even more limited scope than its subtitle might suggest. The book covers only the first 33 years of his life; the years since 1982 are crammed into a brief epilogue. And (as will be seen) Adams has written his autobiography to conceal rather than reveal the truth about his life."    -- C. D. C. Armstrong

   -- Spectator

"...Adam's book is worth reading-it is particularly good on clashes with the British Army-provided that the reader has no expectations of moral seriousness."    -- Paul Bew

   -- Times Literary Supplement

"An eloquent and persuasive presentation of recent Irish history."

   -- Kirkus

"...[A]n autobiography that is a once enlightening and deliberately opaque....One of its problems-and fascinations-is that it is written from the center of an unresolved national conflict and therefore faces the competing needs of historical candor and political reticence."    -- Thomas Flanagan

   -- Washington Post Book World

Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 1997
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.25 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.45 pounds
Pages: 332

Publisher's Notes

The memoir of the controversial president of Ireland's Sinn Fein, the IRA's political wing.

Other Editions

Hardcover Illustrated - Harpercollins (1997) - from $1.00
Paperback Reprint - Harpercollins (1998) - from $2.17

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