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Proxpera

by Benedict Kiely · 1979

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Short stories reflecting an understanding of daily life in Ireland in the twentieth century accompany a novella, Proxopera, about three IRA Provisionals who force Granda Binchey to deliver a bomb to a local judge's doorstep.

Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 94 pages

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