Physical description
Index, ill., plates, bib. p.104.
Publication type
non-fiction
Summary
A biography of Sean O'Casey, a man described as proud, Protestant and poor, a writer of genius who had to leave Ireland to be completely Irish.
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Book, David Krause, Sean O'Casey and his world, 1976
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Sean O'Casey and his world
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