The Ultras
By (Author) Eoin McNamee
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
1st July 2005
7th April 2005
Main
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
272
Width 126mm, Height 200mm, Spine 15mm
210g
Taking his cue from the true-life story of Special Forces Operative Captain Robert Nairac, Eoin McNamee has in The Ultras weaved a compelling fictional narrative through the backwaters of history. Set in the Ireland of the 1970s, it brings to life the dangerous shadowy margins of society in which Nairac immersed himself before his disappearance - the dangerous world of heretic plotters, outcasts, para-militarists and intelligence agencies alike.
Eoin McNamee was born in Kilkeel, County Down, in 1961. He was educated in various schools in the North of Ireland and at Trinity College, Dublin. Eoin McNamee also writes under the name 'John Creed'. He lives in Sligo on the west coast of Ireland.