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Murphy, first published in 1938, is an avant-garde novel, the third work of prose fiction by the Irish author and dramatist Samuel Beckett.The book was Beckett's second published prose work after the short-story collection More Pricks than Kicks (published in 1934) and his unpublished first novel Dream of Fair to Middling Women (published posthumously in 1992).
The two men retraced 1,500 miles of battlefield as Murphy related details of the events to McClure. [3] In 1955, the book was made into a film of the same name, in which Murphy played himself. The book has had multiple printings and been translated into Dutch, [4] Italian, [5] French, [6] and Slovene. [7]
A starred review of The Crossing by Booklist found "Murphy offers a refreshingly frank, vivid, well-researched account of a pivotal time in American history." [1] and Library Media Connection wrote "This latest work is complete with rich detail and honest appraisal of the main characters. .. Murphy has written an excellent companion to any ...
A character withdrawing a specific book or moving a statuette as the hidden trigger to open a sliding bookcase is a cliché of mystery stories set in old haunted houses. The Batman television series had a sliding bookcase that was activated by a hidden switch located inside of a bust of Shakespeare. [ 22 ]
A Place Apart was the first book in which Murphy probed geopolitical developments alongside travel commentary. She includes a plea for the abandonment of Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution of Ireland which, at the time of writing, strove to make the Island of Ireland one national territory. [8]
The Puma Blues is a comic book written by Stephen Murphy and drawn by Michael Zulli. It ran from June 1986 to early 1989 , stretching over 23 regular issues and a single "half-issue" minicomic . In 2015 it was re-issued in a collected edition by Dover Comics & Graphic Novels with a new 40-page conclusion by Murphy and Zulli.
Dumplin' is a 2015 young adult novel and the second book by the American author Julie Murphy. It was first published in hardback in the United States on September 15, 2015 through Balzer + Bray . An audiobook adaptation, narrated by Eileen Stevens , was released through Harper Audio .
The Book of Ultimate Truths is a novel by British author Robert Rankin. The plot revolves around the adventures of Cornelius Murphy and his companion Tuppe. The novel was first published by Doubleday in 1993. It ranked number 5 in the Science Fiction & Fantasy category on The Independent on Sunday bestseller list. [1]