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The Poor Mouth

(1941)
(An Beal Bocht)
A novel by

 
 
First published in Gaelic in 1941 under the title "An Beal Bocht", this book was translated into English in 1973. A parody of the Gaelic peasant writings of the Irish revival, the book features Bonaparte O'Coonassa - who tells the story of his life. By the author of "The Dalkey Archive".

Genre: Literary Fiction

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