"Ireland" . . . . "The best of John B. Keane collected humorous writings"@en . "Literary collections" . "Humor"@en . "Humor" . "Literary collections"@en . . "The best of John B. Keane : collected humorous writings" . . . . . . "John B. Keane, one of Ireland's most prolific and respected literary figures, died on 30 May 2002 at the age of 73, after a long and difficult battle with cancer. John B. was born in 1928 in Listowel, County Kerry and it was here that he spent his literary career, running a pub which provided him with inspiration for his characters and ideas. His first play, Sive, was presented by the Listowel Drama Group and won the All-Ireland Drama Festival in 1959. It was followed by another success, Sharon's Grave, in 1960. The Field (1965) and Big Maggie (1969), are widely regarded as classics o."@en . "The best of John B. Keane : Collected humorous writings" . "Electronic books"@en . . . .