Avatara

AVATARA

Set in the turbulent and culturally changing world of the early Roman Empire, Avatara brings to life the religious and shifts and philosophical debate that were changing human history – from increasing trade from the east along the Silk Road, to the birth of Christ.

The story follows the journey of three holy men, a Hindu, a Buddhist and a Zaroastrian as they seek a boy, growing up after a miraculous birth. But where should they look for the boy?

As they travel from India and ancient Persia, a druid from the forests of Gaul and a Helenised Jew from Antioch join them and try to help. They meet Herod the Great and the Roman governor, and a community of ascetic Essenes.

Will they find the one they are looking for? Do all of them share the same vision and a common destiny that guides them on the path to the Avatara, a deity born into the world?

By Seán De Siun

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Published January 2023
90 Pages
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Artists

Artists
Three Short Stories by Sean De Siun

The Director
Kieran is on the cusp of a career breakthrough as assistant director of a blockbuster feature film. House sitting in the wilds of West Cork Kieran succumbs to the distractions of a painter friend and the attractions of young woman sharing the house with him. With the overbearing director he works on the final arrangements for the making of the film, but becomes absorbed by a new movie idea inspired by is beautiful housemate Kayley. Lost to his story does he moral strength to stay the course?

The Curator
Louis has a successful career in the arts, a beautiful wife and child. His life is assured, but inside his mind wanders a dangerous path and peruses a woman he meets by chance Surrounded by people, yet he has cocooned himself in isolation. He observes, but stays detached. Living his internal desires, denying his external world, has he gone too far, can he still truly love?

The Painter
The Painter is in the twilight of his career living in Amsterdam. He has one last chance to finally paint a true masterpiece when Elenore agrees to be his model. Can he achieve his goal, or os his vison his own fantasy that no one else can share?

Three Short Stories
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Published December 2020
129 Pages
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The Director

The Director by Sean De Siun

Kieran is on the cusp of a career breakthrough as assistant director of a blockbuster feature film. Meanwhile, house sitting in the wilds of West Cork Ireland, Kieran succumbs to the distractions of a painter friend and the attractions of a young woman sharing the house with him. With his overbearing director, he works out the final arrangements for making the film, but becomes absorbed by a new movie idea inspired by his beautiful housemate Kayley. Drawn into his own story, does he have the moral strength to stay the course and become an artist in his own right?

Short Novel
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Published December 2020
51 Pages
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The Painter

The Director by Sean De Siun

The painter has achieved fame and fortune, but he has failed to create a masterpiece. In his twilight years he once again has the vision, and the model, to paint the gtratest painting of his career. Or does he? Set in Amsterdam, The Painter, the third in the trilogy with The Director and The Curatoe explores the creative process with a heady mix of sexual misadventure.

Short Novel
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Published December 2020
51 Pages
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Canice and the Book

By Sean De Siun

On the the cusp of a golden age when Ireland was known as the ‘Island of saints and scholars’, Canice and the Book takes us into the minds and lives of Saint Canice (Kenneth) and Saint Columba, towering figures in Irish history. This is an evocative dramatisation of the tale, part legend and part history, of how Canice saved Columba as he embarked on his famous evangelising journey to the island of Iona, off the coast of Scotland.

Historical Fiction - Short Story
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Published December 2009
27 Pages
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Desire

By Sean De Siun

Set in West Cork, Ireland from 1914 to the war of independence in 1920, Desire is a dramatisation of the events that led to the birth of a nation, the Republic of Ireland.

Seen through the eyes of one young man whose life seems destined to carry him to the heart of the struggle, Desire is based on the real story of a member of the Flying Columns, a participant in the guerilla war that led to the British withdrawl from Ireland.

Desire explores the reasons and motivations for the dramatic events of the time. From the onset of World War 1 to the Easter Rising and the battle that turned the tide of the Irish War of Independence in the direction of the nationalists, Kilmichael.

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Published December 2019
85 Pages
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The Curator

The Curator by Sean De Siun

Louis has a successful career in the arts, a beautiful wife and child. His life is assured, but inside his mind wanders a dangerous path. Surrounded by people, yet he has cocooned himself in isolation. He observes, but stays detached. Living his internal desires, denying his external world. Has he gone too far, can he still truly love?

Short Story
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Published 2015
36 Pages
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Kings Road

Set in London during the cultural turmoil of the ‘70s and early ‘80s, King’s Road is a funny and revealing story of divisions in society and a young man’s search for love.

At the end of the sixties, young Eamon Curran and his family arrive in London. An alien in a strange city, he stands on the corner of the King’s Road and watches life swirling around him.

Eamon grows up through the turbulent years of the 1970s as the back beat of contemporary music echoes through his story. With an outsider’s vision, he observes the youth subcultures, and their alienation from society amid economic decline and racial tension. He makes friends along the way with people from all classes of the fractured British social landscape.

As he struggles to find his calling and make his way in the world, his quest for love leads him on a chase across Europe, but London draws him and his newly won girlfriend back to find a country on the brink of civil conflict.

Although the vibrant life of Notting Hill and the Carnival captures their hearts, Eamon remains unable to find his true self or calling until ultimately, he is forced to choose the path he will follow.

The King’s Road was the beginning of his voyage of self discovery. Will it lead him home, or is he there already?

Coming of Age Novel
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Published 2012
242 Pages
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The Rainy Day Women

By James De Siun

Treasure and Seduction in Saigon

In post-war Ho Chi Minh City, still stubbornly called Saigon, a young aid worker tries to make money trading in thousand-year old Cambodian statues and the last valuables of an impoverished population. While investigating future medical projects for his agency, he befriends the city’s Amerasian street children, the offspring of American GIs and Vietnamese mothers. He meets young Frenchman Louis and his entrancing mixed-race girlfriend Kieu, star-crossed lovers fated to connect via television news. His interference causes trouble for everyone. What emerges is a fascinating portrait of an exotic and mysterious city, where the truth is never clear.

“A revealing and intriguing story of the aid industry, the black market in ancient artworks and the half-American children left
behind in communist Vietnam”
Tim Bowden - best selling Author, ABC Broadcaster

Historical Fiction
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Published December 2009
249 Pages
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