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Brian Keenan (1950-), Teacher and writer

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A Belfast-born English teacher, Keenan was abducted by Islamic fundamentalists in Beirut in 1986. His experience of four and a half years as a hostage is described in the autobiographical An Evil Cradling (1992).

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P582

Brian Keenan

by Barry Ryan
bromide print, worked by hand, 1994
NPG P582

Category
Education and Learning
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Groups
Writers and critics
Places
Belfast
Lebanon