{"product_id":"amnesiac-a-memoir-paperback-1","title":"Amnesiac: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE LADY\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOKS OF 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA haunted record of a life devoted to the visual art of the cinema and the written word, by Ireland's greatest director and one of her finest novelists.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this vivid, moving and strange memoir, Neil Jordan - the author of classic fiction like \u003ci\u003eThe Past\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunrise with Sea Monster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNight in Tunisia\u003c\/i\u003e, and the creator of celebrated movies like \u003ci\u003eAngel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Crying Game\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInterview with the Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e - reaches deep into his own past and that of his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis mother was a painter, his father an inspector of schools who was visited by ghosts, and Jordan grew up on the edge of an abandoned aristocratic estate in north Dublin whose mysterious ruins fed his imagination. Passionate about music, he played in bands and theatre groups and met, at University College Dublin, a young radical called Jim Sheridan. Together they staged unforgettable dramatic productions that hinted at their future careers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis first collection of stories and first novel, \u003ci\u003eNight in Tunisia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Past\u003c\/i\u003e, were met with acclaim, but Jordan was also drawn to the freedom and visual richness of film, and worked with the great English director John Boorman on his Arthurian epic \u003ci\u003eExcalibur\u003c\/i\u003e. His own first movie with Stephen Rea, \u003ci\u003eAngel\u003c\/i\u003e, was a brilliant angular take on the horrific violence of the Troubles, and in the years since then his films have combined in a unique way, intense supernatural elements with reflections on violence and sexuality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJordan describes his work with Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Bob Hoskins, Tom Cruise and many others, but this is not a conventional story of life in the movies. The book is an eerie meditation on loss, love and creativity, on inspiration and influence, by one of the most unusual artists Ireland has produced.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish film director, screenwriter and author based in Dublin. His first book, \u003ci\u003eNight in Tunisia\u003c\/i\u003e, won a Somerset Maugham Award and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Fiction Prize in 1979. He is also a former winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Irish PEN Award and the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. Jordan's films include \u003ci\u003eAngel\u003c\/i\u003e, the Academy Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Crying Game\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMichael Collins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInterview with the Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.76 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47193463357689,"sku":"9781804549964","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/6FOUU5TN489781804549964_ff559ab9-f565-43dd-bddf-944097de85d2.webp?v=1767906132","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/amnesiac-a-memoir-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}