Brian Keenan
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Brian Keenan is an Irish writer and former hostage best known for his memoir "An Evil Cradling," which recounts his four-year captivity in Lebanon in the 1980s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former hostage
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human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize
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Irish Times Literary Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Time-Life P.E.N. Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | John McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfDetention | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-09-28 ⓘ |
| durationOfDetention | approximately four years ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Orangefield Boys' Secondary School
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University of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Trinity College Dublin
NERFINISHED
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University of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfDetention | 1990 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
autobiographical writing
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literature ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasOccupationHistory | English teacher in Beirut ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
Middle East
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captivity ⓘ human resilience ⓘ political violence ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor | being held hostage in Lebanon ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Evil Cradling
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Between Extremes NERFINISHED ⓘ Turlough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
teacher
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university lecturer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn | Lebanon hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | American University of Beirut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterian background ⓘ |
| residence |
Belfast
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesDetentionWith |
John McCarthy
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Terry Waite NERFINISHED ⓘ other Western hostages in Lebanon ⓘ |
| spouse | Eve Patten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfDetention | 1986 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | An Evil Cradling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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