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John Montague's The Rough Field is one of the most important books in modern Irish literature. First published in 1972, this extended meditation on Ulster and its Troubles is 'a rich and complex work by the best Irish poet of his generation' (Derek Mahon). The historical and the personal, autobiographical and mythological come together in a magnificent exploration of his own and his people's inheritance.
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A collection of poems by Irish poet John Montague.
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Briefly reviews the contemporary Irish writer's thematic concerns and discuss such works as Forms of Exile and A Chosen Light.
John Montague was a boisterous enigma. In the 1930s, he was called “the world's greatest golfer” by famed sportswriter Grantland Rice. He could drive the ball 300 yards and more, or he could chip it across a room into a highball glass. He played golf with everyone from Howard Hughes and W. C. Fields to Babe Ruth and Bing Crosby. Yet strangely, he never entered a professional tournament or allowed himself to be photographed. Then, a Time magazine photographer snapped his picture with a telephoto lens and police quickly recognized Montague as a fugitive with a dark secret. From the glamour of 1930s Hollywood, to John Montague's extraordinary skill and triumphs on the golf course, to the shady world of Adirondack rumrunners and the most controversial, star-studded court trial of its day, The Mysterious Montague captures a man and an era with extraordinary color, verve, and energy.