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Seamus Deane, leading Irish writer and critic, has died aged 81

Derry author best known for Reading in the Dark and Field Day Anthology of Irish Literature

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The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
13 May 2021, 09:34 UTC
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Byline
Martin Doyle
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Derry author best known for Reading in the Dark and Field Day Anthology of Irish Literature
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    Seamus Deane, leading Irish writer and critic, has died aged 81

    Derry author best known for Reading in the Dark and Field Day Anthology of Irish Literature

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#10846
Observed
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