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Escape into fantasy: Stories of Ireland, by Brian Friel, reviewed

Friel’s tightly knit rural communities like to cling to illusions, whether it’s belief in sunken gold in the bay or in the continual prosperity of impoverished gentry

Michael Arditti
Brian Friel. 
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 29 March 2025
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  • Stories of Ireland

    Brian Friel

    Penguin, pp. 176, £12

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