Parsons Bookshop At the Heart of Bohemian Dublin

For forty years from 1949 to 1989. Parsons Bookshop was a Dublin literary landmark and meeting place. Situated on the crest of Baggot Street's Grand Canal Bridge, it defined the Bohemian quarter of writers and artists known as Baggotonia. It played a major role in Ireland's literary and cultural development. In this affectionate chronicle of a very special establishment. Brendan Lynch describes the Dublin literary and artistic scene from the fifties to the eighties. With numerous anecdotes, stories and personal reminiscences about some of Ireland's greatest literary figures. Parsons Bookshop provides a warm and amusing account of life in Bohemian Dublin.Lynch, Brendan is the author of 'Parsons Bookshop At the Heart of Bohemian Dublin', published 2007 under ISBN 9781905785117 and ISBN 1905785119.