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Penguin Classics is proud to welcome William Trevor—"Ireland’s answer to Chekhov" ( The Boston Globe ) and "one of the best writers of our era" ( The Washington Post )—to our distinguished list of literary masters. In this award-winning novel, an informer’s body is found on the estate of a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Willie: Add a description of this character.
- Mr Derenzy
- Josephine
- Father Kilgarriff
- Marianne
- Tim Paddy
- Miss Halliwell
- Fitzeustace
- Johnny Lacy
- De Courcy
- Mr Lanigan
- Fermoy
- Anna Quinton
- Geraldine
- Philomena
- Mrs Flynn
- Mrs Gibb-bachelor
- Mad Mack
- Dove-white
- O'neill
- Teresa Shea
- Mrs Sweeney
- Deirdre
- Fitz Payne
- Doyle
- Rudkin
- Cynthia
- Mavis
- Elmer Dunne
- Driscoll
- Michael Collins
- Kilneagh
- Cork
- Imelda
- Declan O'dwyer
- Noreen
- Mr Byrne
- Agnes Brontenby
- Mrs Hayes
- O'brien
Series & Lists edit
This is book 263 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Worstward Ho, and followed by LaBrava.
Authors & Contributors edit
- William Trevor (Author)
Awards edit
- Whitbread Literary Award (1983: Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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