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The Informer

1925

Liam O'Flaherty

The Informer

The Informer

Liam O'Flaherty

1925

British Literature, Novels

It is Dublin in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War. The city is broke, its people hollow-eyed and hungry. Gypo Nolan, a thick-witted but dangerous thug, makes a choice that will destroy everything around him: he informs on a comrade, a man who once saved his life, for the reward money that might buy him a meal and a woman's company. But betrayal in revolutionary times carries a specific weight, and Gypo soon discovers that the price of treachery cannot be paid in pounds. O'Flaherty writes with the brutal precision of a man who knows this world firsthand, layering his narrative with dread, dark humor, and an almost unbearable tension. The novel builds toward consequences that feel less like punishment and more like gravity pulling a body to earth. This is not a story of heroes and villains but of what happens when desperate men are asked to be more than their circumstances allow.

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A novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in Dublin and revolves around Francis Joseph McPhillip, a fu...

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The Informers is a collection of short stories, linked by the same continuity, written by American author Bret Easton El...

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A tale of temptation, betrayal, and reprisal, this powerful novel is set in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War. It tel...

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“I must make a plan,” he murmured aloud.””

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“I ain't in the habit o' crawlin' on me belly to anybody that don't like me””

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