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Beginning in Ireland in the early years of the 19th century, the four Foley brothers flee across the country with their father and the large telescope he has stolen. Soon forced apart by the violence of the Irish wilderness, the potato famine, and the promise of America, the brothers find themselves scattered across the world. Their separate adventures unfold in passionate and vivid scenes with gypsies, horse races, sea voyages, and beautiful women. An epic narrative on the meaning of love and home and family, "The Fall of Light" is a dazzling novel by one of the most promising novelists writing today.
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Een beter leven, Niall Williams
- Language
- Released
- 2002
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Een beter leven
- Language
- Dutch
- Authors
- Niall Williams
- Publisher
- De Geus
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 383
- ISBN10
- 9044500821
- ISBN13
- 9789044500820
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Ireland, Irish Literature
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- Beginning in Ireland in the early years of the 19th century, the four Foley brothers flee across the country with their father and the large telescope he has stolen. Soon forced apart by the violence of the Irish wilderness, the potato famine, and the promise of America, the brothers find themselves scattered across the world. Their separate adventures unfold in passionate and vivid scenes with gypsies, horse races, sea voyages, and beautiful women. An epic narrative on the meaning of love and home and family, "The Fall of Light" is a dazzling novel by one of the most promising novelists writing today.