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Kevin Barry, one of the best of a new crop of young Irish writers, had a piece in The Observer this weekend about a house he’s just moved into.

It’s beautifully structured, beautifully written and has introduced me to a German word I’ll be using from now on. Have a read.

0 min read, posted in Culture, by Admin, on 11 Apr 2011

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