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Seamus Deane was born in Derry in 1940. He is the author of a number of books of criticism and poetry, as well as the general editor of The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing. He currently teaches at the University of Notre Dame.
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Reading in the Dark
A Novel
Written by Seamus Deane
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: February 24, 1998
Price: $15.00
A New York Times Notable Book
Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize
Winner of the Irish Times Fiction Award and International Award
“A swift and masterful transformation of family griefs and political violence into something at once rhapsodic and heartbreaking. If Issac Babel had been born in Derry, he might have written this sudden... Read more >
A Novel
Written by Seamus Deane
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: February 24, 1998
Price: $15.00
A New York Times Notable Book
Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize
Winner of the Irish Times Fiction Award and International Award
“A swift and masterful transformation of family griefs and political violence into something at once rhapsodic and heartbreaking. If Issac Babel had been born in Derry, he might have written this sudden... Read more >
