Liam O'Flaherty
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. 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.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Inis Mór
- Educated at
- University College Dublin
- Awards
- 🏆 James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"I was born on a storm-swept rock and hate the soft growth of sun-baked lands where there is no frost in men's bones."
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Timeline
1896
Born
Birth1984
Died
Death
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