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Death of a king : and other stories / Seamus de Faoite.
LIBRA PR6054.E337 D43 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De Faoite, Seamus.
- Standardized Title:
- Short stories. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Short stories.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 246 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Lilliput Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- Stories of enduring friendships and close family ties form this collection. When a gypsy king dies, his villagers seek to save him from a dishonorable grave. The dispute over the inheritance of a well becomes a struggle between the old and the new for the ownership of their town. A terrier pup reveals the relationship between a poacher and gamekeeper. A seasoned drinker subverts' the 'dry' policy of a train on pilgrimage. An old man puts on his best suit for this own wake, telling his family he will be dead by nightfall.
- ISBN:
- 1843510642
- OCLC:
- 61176332
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