Leabhar taistil, leabhar teangacha, leabhar amhrán agus ceoil, leabhar ilghnéitheach bríomhar faoi dhaoine a casadh don údar ar a sheachrán dó ar fud na hEorpa le dhá scór bliain anuas ó Inbhear Nis go Bucairist agus ó Chonamara go Vársá.
Tá blianta na Breataine Bige ann ar an seandúchas dó. Tá blianta na Briotáine ann áit a bhfuil teach agus tearmann cois coille aige. Tá blianta na Gaeltachta idir Éirinn agus Albain, blianta ar bhóithre na Polainne ag seinm ceoil, blianta léinn sa nGearmáin, blianta beaga nach iad sa Rómáin agus sa mBruiséil ar lorg na cinniúna, ag saothrú i ngort na héigse agus na healaíne, agus ag coinneáil snáithe faoin bhfiacail ó mhí go mí.
Léargas ar shaol na ndaoine i bhfad ó chroí na cumhachta – sin é an tréith is suntasaí sa leabhar fuinniúil taitneamhach seo, Seacht dTír Seacht dTeanga. Agus léargas dá réir ar dhúchas na hEorpa soir siar ar feadh a bhfuil ann. Fág an baile i do dhiaidh mar sin, cuir mála ar do dhroim, agus siúil leat san áit a gcasfaidh an bóthar thú: ní bheidh tú gan scéal le hinseacht ná gan amhrán le rá nuair a bhainfidh tú díot do dhá bhróig i ndeireadh an aistir.
A travel book, a language book, a song book, and a music book. A book about people and places from the author’s travels in Europe in the last forty years. — from Inverness to Bucharest, from Connemara to Warsaw.
Diarmuid Johnson was born in Cardiff, Wales in 1965. He was brought up in Ireland and received his education there through the medium of Irish. He holds B.A., M.A. and doctoral degrees in Celtic Studies. Since 1989, he has worked as a university lecturer and visiting professor in Ireland, Wales, Brittany, Germany and Poland. He has five years experience as journalistic and editor.
Author and co-author of many books, he is also an accomplished musician, and his flute-playing features on various recordings. He has recently completed the Tara trilogy, three books ‘Conaire Mór’ (a novel based on the old Irish tale Togail Bruidne Da Derga), ‘Tuatha Dé danann (based on the pre-Gaelic invasions), and Éadaoin (the greatest Gaelic love story, creatively exploring old Irish literature] and the origin myths of Ireland.
