The Writers
This book was published thirty years ago and has had pride of place on my shelves for a long time.
It was a gift from six of my colleagues when my second child was born,
and I have treasured it ever since.
It contains new writing by many of Ireland's best writers,
and it is doubly valuable to me because of the way it is arranged.
In every case a photograph of the writer faces the first page of his or her work.
The photographs were taken by Mike Bunn especially for this book
and they are works of art in themselves.