Conor o clery holds a unique perspective on the former soviet union, as resident irish times correspondent during the last four years of communism and as a frequent visitor since then, having married into a russianarmenian family in krasnoyarsk. Conors new book about zhanna and her family, the shoemaker and his. Moscow, december 25th, 1991 quotes showing 15 of 5 a popular anecdote described a dog praising perestroika, saying, my chain is a little longer, the dish is further away, but i can now bark all i want. Browse conor o clery s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. He still enjoys reading too, particularly essayists and modern historians such as. He wrote for the new republic from moscow, contributed columns to newsweek international, and. Conor oclery lismore immrama festival of travel writing. I decided to tell the story of those times through his eyes, in the form of a historical novel. The shoemaker and his daughter tells the story of how the veteran irish journalist conor oclery met his russian wife zhanna, with fascinating.
He also details many of the tumultuous events in the years leading up to the end of the soviet union, the bitter rivalry between gorbachev and his successor boris yeltsin, and the defiance of once passive soviet republics. But conor o clery, the former irish times foreign correspondent, and his wife, zhanna, met in moscow in the heady days of perestroika. Stanislav is the hero of conor oclerys book the shoemaker and his. How chuck feeney secretly made and gave away a fortune, and moscow, december 25th, 1991, and more on. It tells the story of one of the most momentous days of recent history with insight, passion and precision. He is the author of several books, his latest being the shoemaker and his daughter. The shoemaker and his daughter by conor oclery book. The shoemaker and his daughtertakes in more than eighty years of soviet and russian history through the prism of one family a family author conor o clery knows well. Moscow, december 25, 1991 by conor oclery penguin books. We welcome you all to our virtual in conversation event between conor o clery, former irish times foreign affairs correspondent and mike chinoy. He won journalist of the year in ireland for his reporting from the soviet union, and again in 2002 for his firsthand accounts of. It paints a vivid picture of a complex part of the world at a seismic moment in its history. The story features love, politics, murder, wars, and the fracturing of ties, personal and ethnic, brought about by stalin and his kremlin successors. Born in belfast and educated at queens university belfast, conor o clery worked for the irish times, irelands leading national newspaper, for over 30 years in various positions, including staff correspondent based in london, moscow, washington, d.
See all books authored by conor o clery, including the billionaire who wasnt. Conor oclery novel reveals belfast mans starring role in 1798 the. His new book will be welcomed by everyone who cares about good writing, and about the human stories that enable us to understand the great movements of world history. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography.
The shoemaker and his daughter by conor oclery russia today. Willie kean is the star man of the title of my book. Conor oclerys new book the star man features littleknown united irishman willie kean. He wrote for the new republic from moscow, contributed columns to newsweek. The astonishing life of the modest new jersey businessman who anonymously gave away 10 billion dollars and inspired the giving while living movement. New york times best sellers new releases nonenglish. Excerpts from globalpost correspondent conor o clery s new book on the last day of the soviet union. The book is a minutebyminute account of the day gorbachev turned over the country and the nuclear suitcase to yeltsin, which a few years of background interspersed. O clery served as the irish times first bureau chief in moscow, and subsequently opened staff offices in washington, beijing and new york city.
In this bestselling book, conor o clery reveals the inspiring life story of chuck feeney, known as the james bond of philanthropy. Excerpts from globalpost correspondent conor oclerys new book on the last day of the soviet union. His new book reads describes one ordinary familys remarkable journey from stalins soviet union to putins russia. Conor o clery s most popular book is the billionaire who wasnt. Conor o clery draws on wifes family history to map turbulent events and a path to siberia this history is told in the present tense, which gives it immediacy, and o clery, who retired from the irish times in 2005, after reporting from washington, dc, as well as from moscow, is an elegant and scrupulous writer. The billionaire who wasnt by conor oclery insights. Conor oclery books list of books by author conor oclery. Conor oclery is globalpost correspondent in ireland. Conor won several awards, including journalist of the year, twice, in ireland. Conor o clery lived and worked in russia during the final years of the soviet union as moscow correspondent for the irish times. Conor o clery is the author of the billionaire who wasnt 4. How chuck feeney secretly made and gave away a fortune by conor o clery 20070830 aug 30, 2007. Discover book depositorys huge selection of conor o clery books online. He was subsequently foreign correspondent in washington, beijing and new york witnessing first hand the 911 attacks.
Interview with two time irish journalist of the year conor. In this bestselling book, conor oclery reveals the inspiring life story of chuck feeney, known as the james bond of philanthropy. Conor oclery holds a unique perspective on the former soviet union. Conor o clery draws on wifes family history to map turbulent events and a path to siberia stanislav suvorov is conor o clery s fatherinlaw and the father of his wife zhanna. Conor oclery has books on goodreads with 4499 ratings. Robert fisk, in conversation with conor oclery dublin. Conor and zhanna oclerys experiences encapsulated life in the. Feeney was born in elizabeth, new jersey, to a bluecollar. Award winners book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new books. How chuck feeney secretly made and gave away a fortune 9781610393348 by o clery, conor and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Conor oclery holds a unique perspective on the former soviet union, as resident irish times correspondent during the last four years of communism and as a frequent visitor since then, having married into a russianarmenian family in krasnoyarsk. Chuck feeney was born in elizabeth, new jersey, to a bluecollar irishamerican family during the depression. Conor oclery audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Not many dublin residents courtship stories involve the kgb. As a pioneering foreign correspondent, conor o clery has been witness to some of the major world events of the past thirty years, including the russian invasion of afghanistan, the iraniraq war, the collapse of the soviet union, the clinton years in the white house, the opening up of china, the fall of indonesias suharto, the liberation of east timor and global warming in the arctic. Books by conor oclery author of the billionaire who wasnt. His new book, a minute by minute account of the very last day of the soviet union, will be published in the spring. In may you live in interesting times, o clery looks back at events then and now in the overseas countries where he worked, and reveals some of the exciting, dangerous and humourous aspects of life as a journalist on the cutting edge of history. The shoemaker and his daughter tells the story of how the veteran irish journalist conor o clery met his russian wife zhanna, with fascinating insights into russian and armenia and a. Conor oclery in conversation with mike chinoy youtube. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. The shoemaker and his daughter by conor oclery penguin. After service in the korean war, he made a fortune as. Conor oclerys most popular book is the billionaire who wasnt. He also served as a foreign correspondent in london for 5. After moscow he was a foreign correspondent in washington, beijing and new york. Conor oclery news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message.
The shoemaker and his daughter conor oclery download. The last day of the soviet union conor o clery download bok. Four decades on, o clery is still writing about revolutions. Two time irish journalist of the year conor oclery was born in belfast during the 1940s and spent 33 years as a reporter for the irish times, irelands most distinguished newspaper.