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And firstnovelist flanagans rich rhetoric and powers of natural description allow owen to become one of the few poets in novels ever to appear to be really a poet, especially when he is at last hung for his eloquence. Vierck and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A scholar, critic, and novelist, thomas flanagan 19232002 was the author of the irish novelists, 18001850 1959, the year of the french 1979, which won the national book critics award, the tenants of time 1988, and the end of the hunt 1994. In that same year the historical novel 7be year of the french by t he irish american academic thomas flanagan 19232002 was first published and. Thomas flanagan, 78, author of trilogy about ireland.
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