Trinity professor and Joycean scholar Kevin Coyle was one of Dublin's most colorful -- and controversial characters, until someone stabbed him through the heart on Bloomsday, the annual citywide celebration honoring Ireland's most beloved literary light. The poetic irony is not lost on Chief Superin
The Death of a Joyce Scholar
โ Scribed by Gill, Bartholomew
- Book ID
- 106877828
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 233 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780749003722
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
From Publishers Weekly
Trinity College professor Kevin Coyle is found fatally stabbed after leading Joyce devotees on the annual Bloomsday tour. "Irish author Gill captures the reader's full attention with the humor and inventiveness of the eighth adventure featuring Chief Inspector Peter McGarr of the Dublin police," said PW.
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Review
?An absolute joy...A profoundly clever literary mystery.?New York Times Book Review ?A rich, grand book.?Denver Post
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