St. John Greer Ervine
Irish writer, critic and dramatist (1883-1971) · Ireland · On the map · Writers · Died at 87
St John Greer Ervine was an Irish biographer, novelist, critic, dramatist, and theatre manager. He was the most prominent Ulster writer of the early twentieth century and a major Irish dramatist whose work influenced the plays of W. B. Yeats and Sean O'Casey.
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The Wayward Man was among the first novels to explore the character, and conflicts, of Belfast.
Country
Ireland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1971 · aged 87