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The Cards of the Gambler (Modern Irish Classics)
Benedict Kiely
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The stage is set for the telling of a story... A Dublin doctor, ruined by alcohol and card-playing, is sent to find a priest to baptise his newborn son. In a seedy lounge bar, he comes across a strange party of men accompanied by a handsome, golden-haired priest who introduces himself as God. Later the same day, in another bar, he meets a vulgar little 'contact man', carrying a briefcase and wearing rings of solid gold, who announces that he is Death. God allows the gambler three requests, two of which enable him to live a prosperous, if somewhat empty, ... Read more
The stage is set for the telling of a story... A Dublin doctor, ruined by alcohol and card-playing, is sent to find a priest to baptise his newborn son. In a seedy lounge bar, he comes across a strange party of men accompanied by a handsome, golden-haired priest who introduces himself as God. Later the same day, in another bar, he meets a vulgar little 'contact man', carrying a briefcase and wearing rings of solid gold, who announces that he is Death. God allows the gambler three requests, two of which enable him to live a prosperous, if somewhat empty, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, Ireland
ISBN
9781848400825
SKU
V9781848400825
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99-10
About Benedict Kiely
Benedict Kiely (1919–2007) was born in County Tyrone, on 15 August 1919, and spent his formative years in Omagh. As a teenager, he felt the urge to become a writer and dreamed of the life of a scholar. He trained as a Jesuit priest but after a lengthy convalescence from a spinal ailment, he decided that the religious life was ... Read more
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