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The Dead Republic by Roddy Doyle, Review

From IRA hitman to movie star, the final volume of Roddy Doyle’s picaresque trilogy of an Irishman’s tumultuous life is hailed by Allen Barra as a triumph—and one of the great achievements of Irish writing today.

Allen Barra
Allen Barra
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