Lavin, Mary

Lavin, Mary
▪ 1997

      U.S.-born Irish writer who was best known for her short stories that revealed the complexities and remarkableness of seemingly ordinary small-town Irish life (b. June 11, 1912—d. March 25, 1996).

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