The Green Fool Explained

The Green Fool
Author:	Patrick Kavanagh
Language:	English
Pub Date:	1938

The Green Fool is a childhood memoir by Irish poet and novelist Patrick Kavanagh.

It resurfaced in late 2018 or early 2019 when it emerged that Kavanagh had become involved in a dispute with bookshop Hodges Figgis over its treatment of The Green Fool, leading him to throw books around in annoyance.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. News: Cónal. Thomas. 'I'll wreck the joint': The day poet Patrick Kavanagh threatened Dublin's booksellers - "I will break every bloody bookshop in the city up," Kavanagh barked at Hodges Figgis staff. TheJournal.ie. 28 December 2018.
2. News: Ronan. McGreevy. Patrick Kavanagh vowed to 'break every bloody bookshop' in Dublin over literary snub: Poet told Fred Hanna he would 'wreck the joint' if his book wasn't put in the window. The Irish Times. 28 December 2018.
3. News: Terry. Prone. Even established writers rage against the bookshop machine. Irish Examiner. 31 December 2018.