Tongues never still. Wagging and wagging. In one shopkeeper… - J. P. Donleavy

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Tongues never still. Wagging and wagging. In one shopkeeper's ear and out to a dozen others. And in a thrice don't they have the whole story all over Ireland.

J. P. Donleavy

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James Patrick Donleavy (23 April 1926 – 11 September 2017) was a U.S.-born Irish novelist and playwright.

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Birth Name: James Patrick Donleavy

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