Donkey's Years is the first volume of memoirs from one of Ireland's greatest writers, Aidan Higgins. Displaying the wit, sensuality, and highly personal style that made him such a distinct and classic wordsmith, Higgins lays bare his account of his early years growing up Co. Kildare until the time of his family's eventual economic decline. Donkey's Years serves as a literary and sensuous rendering of one man's life and the forces that...