Anam Cara

About the Author

John O’Donohue was born in County Clare, Ireland, and lived in a remote cottage in the west of Ireland, where he grew up speaking Irish as his native language.

A highly respected poet and philosopher, John held degrees in philosophy and English Literature and was awarded a PhD in philosophical theology from the University of Tübingen in 1990. His dissertation developed a new concept of Person through a reinterpretation of the philosophy of Hegel.

John traveled widely, lectured across Europe and America, and wrote a number of international bestselling books Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom, Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong, Beauty: The Invisible Embrace, and To Bless the Space Between Us, which he completed shortly before his untimely death in January 2008. He also wrote Person als Vermittlung, on the philosophy of Hegel and a collection of his poetry, Echoes of Memory, which was his first published work.