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Born November 12, 1934 • Leitrim • Ireland
Died March 30, 2006 (aged 71) • Dublin • Ireland
Notable Works “Amongst Women” • “That They May Face the Rising Sun” • “The Barracks” • “The Dark”
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Edna O'Brien
Edna O’Brien
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George Moore, 1908.
George Moore
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Behan
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Elizabeth Bowen
Elizabeth Bowen
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Liam O’Flaherty
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John Banim
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Michael Banim
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James Joyce
James Joyce
Irish author
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
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Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín
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John Banville
John Banville
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Bram Stoker, creator of Count Dracula
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William Trevor
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Lever, Charles James
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