The Informer by Liam O'flaherty
Set in the turbulent Dublin during the years after the Irish civil war, this is a story of betrayals and secret feuds that portrays the Dublin underworld. Gypo Nolan, a hardened ex-terrorist, wanders the city streets without any money or a place to stay for the night. His luck seems to change when he gathers enough courage to betray a brother in arms and, with the reward money, begin a journey that will take him through the city's boardinghouses and brothels. His peace is threatened when the Revolutionary Organization to which both terrorists belonged decides to hunt him down and pass judgment on him in secret. Ambientada en el convulso Dubl n durante los a os posteriores a la guerra civil irlandesa, sta es una historia de traiciones y lucha clandestina que retrata el mundo de los bajos fondos dublineses. Gypo Nolan, un duro ex terrorista, deambula por la ciudad sin dinero ni un lugar donde pasar la noche. Su suerte parece cambiar cuando re ne el coraje suficiente para delatar a un compa ero de armas y con la recompensa obtenida iniciar un periplo que le llevar por las pensiones y burdeles de la ciudad. Su tranquilidad se ve amenazada cuando la Organizaci n Revolucionaria a la que pertenec an ambos terroristas decide darle caza para juzgarlo en secreto.Liam O'Flaherty was born in Ireland's Aran Islands in 1896 and died in 1984. Before penning his debut novel in 1923, he did a variety of odd jobs. O'Flaherty, who received the Irish Academy of Letters Prize for Literature, wrote fourteen novels, a number of short tales, and a variety of other works. In 1925, The Informer was first published.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780156443562 |
| ISBN 10 | 0156443562 |
| Title | The Informer |
| Author | Liam Oflaherty |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mariner Books |
| Year published | 1980-12-31 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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