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Friel, Brian.
Translations: A Play.
Publisher: Faber and Faber, London;
Date of Publication: 1981
Stock Code: 11387
First Edition. Octavo, pp., 70. Publishers’ printed card wraps. Tidy ownership inscription to front free endpaper; no further annotation or inscriptions. The spine is slightly sun faded otherwise a very clean copy. The first edition in print (not issued in hardcover) of Friel’s noted Irish drama set in 19th century County Donegal. British Royal Engineers translate Gaelic place names into English, with far reaching cultural and political effects for the local community. Now regarded as an Irish classic, the play is a set text for Ireland’s Leaving Certificate, and has been been performed world-wide to much critical acclaim. £125.00