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Liam O'Flaherty

Irish writer (1896-1984) · Ireland · On the map · Writers · Died at 88

Liam O'Flaherty was an Irish novelist and short-story writer, and one of the foremost socialist writers in the first part of the 20th century, writing about the common people's experience and from their perspective.

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James Tait Black Memorial Prize1925

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Others are Seán O'Casey, Pádraic Ó Conaire, Peadar O'Donnell, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, and Seosamh Mac Grianna all of them Irish language speakers who chose to write either in Irish or English.

Country
Ireland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1984 · aged 88

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