Sean O'Faolain (John Francis Whelan) , Cork, Ireland (1900-1991); best known for his stories of the lower working and middle class; and the lives of the daily lives of the Irish people as deal with issues of nationalism, society, and religion. The contents of this book are: A Broken World; The Old Master; Sinners; Admiring the Scenery; Egotists; Kitty the Wren; My Son Austin; A Born Genius; Sullivan's Trousers; A Meeting; Discord; The Confessional; Mother Matilda's Book; There's a Birdie in the Cage. O'Faolain fought on the the Republican side of Irish Civil War, and his life spanned the period of time that charted the course to modern Ireland. Brown buckram boards and spine, tan and green title panels to front board and spine. Mild soil to title panels, upper corner bumped. Very clean text, no writing, solidly bound. In protective archival polyester film. sm 8 vo., 284 pp First American Edition.

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