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Also Known As	John Francis Whelan
Born	February 22, 1900 • Cork • Ireland • (Birthday tomorrow)
Died	April 20, 1991 (aged 91) • Dublin • Ireland
Notable Works	“A Nest of Simple Folk” • “Midsummer Night Madness and Other Stories”
Notable Family Members	daughter Julia O’Faolain
Subjects Of Study	Ireland • culture

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Edna O'Brien

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Julia O’Faolain

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Sheila Kaye-Smith

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John Banville

John Banville

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George Moore, 1908.

George Moore

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Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen

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John McGahern

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Sheridan Le Fanu

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Indian writer Khushwant Singh in his study

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Vladimir Nabokov

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Michael Ignatieff

Michael Ignatieff

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Mulk Raj Anand

Mulk Raj Anand

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Martin Amis

Martin Amis

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Sir Stephen Spender

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Klíma, Ivan

Ivan Klíma

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