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He studied english and french literature at university college dublin before graduating with a masters degree in modern american. Nicholas coughlan is twelve years old when his father, an irish civil servant, announces that god has commanded him to b. The screenplay was adapted by ayn rand from the novel pity my simplicity by christopher massie. We hear that human love is a reflection of divine love. Four letters of love by williams, niall, 1958publication date 1998. Four letters of love is an oldfashioned kind of novel in the best. I found this, williams first novel, not nearly as focused, funny or worldly as his 8th, history of the rain. Four letters of love by niall williams published by picador, 1997. There was, after all, no reason for them to have met. History of the rain isbn 9781620406472 pdf epub niall.
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