A captivating and amazing story!

Return to Killybegs sorj chalandon // // 2011 French Grand Prix Academy novel
Before delving into play this exciting and very well written story, it is to understand the ins and outs of this story to a brief historical summary on Lirlande.
From the beginning of the historical period (sixth century BC.), Lirlande is a Celtic land whose people speak Gaelic. The Celts arrived mainly dEspagne and will never colonized by the Romans in Ireland.
During the IV e century Christianization stretches under the action of Padraig (St. Patrick).
In the ninth century é place invasions Vikings ravaging Lilet massacred the inhabitants.
Then this is the English conquest and the English crown dominates the island from 1494. In 1541, Henry VIII, Protestant, proclaimed himself king dIrlande.
A first revolt against lenvahisseur declares in 1641 put down by Cromwell. Half the population is massacred (Drogheda and Wexford).
The anti-Catholic laws are enacted William III in 1695.
New uprising in 1798 with the first Republic of Connaught. The English reaction is terrible and in 1800 relates entirely Lirlande Dunion milk in the UK.
Creation in 1905 of Sinn Féin resistance front.
In 1916, this is the insurrection in Dublin Easter proclaims the Republic with James Connolly. The English crush this new rebellion but a new uprising occurred in 1918 that will last three years.
The Treaty of London in 1921 after negotiations led to the partition of the island with a Catholic dominion Irish free state and protesting lUlster. This treaty ratified by Dáil Éireann, but rejected by the majority of the population.
From where an Irish civil war in 1923 between the dune jusquen complete independence supporters to the followers of a compromise with the English crown. These are the first winners of the civil war that took power.
But in 1932, opponents of Fianna Fáil, led by Éamon de Valera Valera win elections and abolishing the Treaty dallégeance.
This is quest in 1949 proclaimed the Republic dIrlande who immediately left the Commonwealth.
LUlster Protestant majority, remains in the crown.
Clashes between the majority and the Catholic minority and will never cease to lampleur particularly took from 1960 to 1998, the year that will be marked by an agreement between the two communities. (Friday Agreement or Belfast which is signed by the two Irelands and the United Kingdom)
The history of Tyrone Meehan who is the narrator, born in 1925, begins gradually close its birth when he must suffer the physical violence of his father Padraig, disfigured face and eyes of ice, inveterate alcoholic and brutal man with his entourage.
"Old Lira legendary veteran big beautiful mouth, vigil storyteller, singer pub, hurling player, the largest stout drinker ever born on this earth Donegal"
Before becoming a villain, he was an Irish poet. Rare moments of attention that marks occur nt childhood Tyrone:
"Once, on the way to walk back, he grabbed my hand. And me, I had wrong. I knew this hand would return fist, which soon would pass to the soft metal. In an hour or tomorrow, without knowing why. Malice, pride, by anger, by habit. Threw a prisoner of my father's hand. But that night, my fingers mingled with his, javais advantage of its heat? "
On the death of the father, the whole family leaves Killybegs, while northwest of Lirlande, crosses the border and at the uncle Lawrence sinstalle Finnegan, his mother's brother, Belfast.
The trouble for Catholics in Belfast in 1941 and begin nauront constantly.
Tyrone will know prison, freedom and again prison.
We are in 2006 and Tyrone made the pilgrimage to Killybegs. But this is not a return as one might expect sy. He betrayed his companions and his ideals, and gradually the reader discovers the trap into which it is made and whose meshes are tightening into a suspenseful crescendo.
In a dune sobriety style and perfectly mastered, the author through the mouth of Tyrone tells us this story charged with emotion and violence. The horror peaked during successive imprisonments Tyrone.
"In March 1978 beaten every time they went to the shower, the guys broke their furniture and refused to come out of the cells. In retaliation, the guards all emptied, leaving only mattresses on the floor. A few days later, they released more Nont bucket latrines. Lorsquelles overflowed, Republicans soldiers decided to pee on the floor, shitting in their hands and spreading their excrement on the walls. When I entered the block H4 camp on Thursday, 1 November 1979, it had been three years since three hundred comrades were naked in their blankets (they refused to wear prison garb English) and lived in their m **** "Hallucinating !

Lincompréhension between Tyrone returned to Killybegs in 2006 and his son Jack Lira young soldier is a particularly pathetic moment:
"He frowned. He seemed not to understand. Backwards, he took the path to the road. Without a word. He left side. He left the house, his childhood, the old well, the caressing flame candles, goblins, forest, he left the village of his ancestors, his father, all Lirlande I had given him. He walked with outstretched arms. He stumbled without seeing. My child, my son, my little soldier. He was crying. He had his mouth open in pain written. He shunned. He ran away from me. "
31 December 2006: Tyrone the "traitor" is 81 years old; he is a hunted man in the family hut Killybegs. He writes everything that passes through his mind, his memories and thoughts somehow; his wife Sheila who lives in Strabane remote because of the danger comes with the need to celebrate Christmas Eve. A moment of peace and great emotion, a painful ceremony. Before inevitable lissue
Logically crowned by a large French Academy book.