Brian Friel - THE GENTLE ISLAND THE GALLERY PRESS
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BRIAN FRIEL Photograph taken by Myles Byrne
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A morning in June. The inhabitants of Inishkeen, The Gentle Island, off the west coast of County Donegal, are leaving for good — all except Manus Sweeney and his family.

In this parable of Ireland one of the characters remarks, 'There's ways and ways of telling every story. Every story has seven faces,' and the title of Friel's brave work belies a set of violent sexual and homosexual tensions.

In the author's inimitable language and characterization the island's story and history unfold towards a shattering climax.



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ARISTOCRATS    A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY    CRYSTAL AND FOX    FAITH HEALER    GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER, DO!   
LOVERS   LIVING QUARTERS

THE LONDON VERTIGO    MOLLY SWEENEY - cover by Basil Blackshaw    PERFORMANCES    SELECTED STORIES    THE COMMUNICATION CORD    THE ENEMY WITHIN    THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY    THE LOVES OF CASS McGUIRE

THREE SISTERS    THE YALTA GAME    UNCLE VANYA    VOLUNTEERS    WONDERFUL TENNESSEE    THREE PLAYS AFTER
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