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Mervyn Wall (1908–1997) is an Irish writer who was born in Dublin. Wall attended Belvedere College and worked as a civil servant 1934–48, for Radio Éireann from 1948–57, and as Secretary of the Arts Council for 1957–75.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Former members: Mervyn Wall )〕〔Darrell Schweitzer, "Wall, Mervyn" in ''St. James Guide To Fantasy Writers'', edited by David Pringle. London, St. James Press, 1996. ISBN 1558622055 (pp. 585–6).〕 His wife, Frances Feehan, was a theatre and music critic. Wall published novels, short stories and plays, and wrote for a short-lived literary magazine, ''Ireland Today''. Wall wrote two humorous fantasy novels, ''The Unfortunate Fursey'' and ''The Return of Fursey'', about the misadventures of a monk in Dark Ages Ireland.〔Robert Hogan, "Mervyn Wall", in E. F. Bleiler, ''Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror''. New York: Scribner's, 1985. ISBN 0-684-17808-7 (pp. pp.645–650).〕 The Fursey novels have been highly praised in North America. E. F. Bleiler in ''The Guide to Supernatural Fiction'' described ''The Unfortunate Fursey'' as "''a landmark book in the history of fantasy''".〔 Darrell Schweitzer described Wall as "''one of the finest comic fantasists ever, but also one of the most neglected."'' 〔 Parke Godwin described both Fursey novels as "''pure gold''".〔 == Writings == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mervyn Wall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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