The Informer: Classic Irish Civil War Novel of Betrayal – Inspired the Academy Award Film (Harvest/Hbj Book) - Softcover

O'Flaherty, Liam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156443562 ISBN 13: 9780156443562

Verlag: Mariner Books, 1980

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A tale of temptation, betrayal, and reprisal, this powerful novel is set in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War. It tells of Gypo Nolan, who informs on a wanted comrade. The source of the Academy Award-winning film directed by John Ford. Preface by Denis Donoghue.

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Liam O'Flaherty (1896-1984) was born in the Aran Islands of Ireland. He performed a number of odd jobs before writing his first novel in1923. Awarded the Irish Academy of Letters Award for Literature, O'Flaherty wrote fourteen novels, a number of short stories, and countless other works. The Informer was first published in 1925.

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Gypo Nolan, a brute of a man in need of a night's lodging, has informed on a comrade wanted by the authorities. with his twenty pounds' reward he set off on a rampage through Dublin's public houses and brothels.

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• Verlag: Mariner Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1980
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0156443562
• ISBN 13: 9780156443562
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192
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