Leaves for Burning
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Leaves for the Burning, Mervyn Wall
's third novel, and his first non humorous work was written in 1952
. Set in a small Irish
midlands town, it explores the passing of youth and opportunity and the onset of premature aging, against the back drop of a fiercely insular small community.
Mervyn Wall
Mervyn Wall is an Irish writer who was born in Dublin. Wall attended Belvedere College and worked as a civil servant. His wife, Frances Feehan, was a music critic....
's third novel, and his first non humorous work was written in 1952
1952 in literature
The year 1952, in literature involved some significant events and new literary publications.-Events:*J. L. Carr takes over as headmaster of Highfields Primary School, Kettering, which will eventually furnish the subject matter for his novel, The Harpole Report.*November 25 - Agatha Christie's play...
. Set in a small Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
midlands town, it explores the passing of youth and opportunity and the onset of premature aging, against the back drop of a fiercely insular small community.