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On a rooftop near O'Connell Bridge, a Republican sniper lay watching. Beside him lay his rifle and over his shoulders was slung a pair of field glasses. His face was the face of a student, thin and ascetic, but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fanatic.
The Sniper is a short story written by the Irish writer Liam O'Flaherty. Set during the early weeks of the Irish Civil War, during the Battle of Dublin, it is O'Flaherty's first published work of fiction.
A Republican sniper in the Irish Civil War faces a deadly challenge from an enemy sniper on the opposite roof. Read the summary and analysis of this classic story of war, pain, and survival.
A Republican sniper in the Irish Civil War faces his enemy across a street and kills him, but later discovers that he has killed his own brother. The story explores the personal and national costs of civil war and the effects of violence on the human psyche.
A Republican sniper in Dublin during the Irish Civil War faces a deadly duel with his enemy across the street. He kills his brother, an informant, and his opponent, but survives with a wounded arm and a sense of guilt.
A short story about a Republic sniper who kills his brother, a Free State sniper, during the Irish Civil War. Read the plot, themes, quotes, characters, and symbols of this classic tale of irony and tragedy.
“The Sniper” is a short story by Liam O’Flaherty. It was first published in the British socialist newspaper, The New Leader in January 1923. The story takes place within the span of a few hours during an afternoon in June 1922 (the beginning of the Irish Civil War ).
