Frank Tuohy
Tuohy was a distinguished short story writer and novelist whose years in Poland, Brazil, and Japan gave his work unusual international range. The Ice Saints is his finest novel, a portrait of Communist Poland.
Works
- The Ice SaintsNovel set in Vienna exploring artistic life and romantic entanglements in postwar period
- The Animal GameNovel set in Brazil examining moral ambiguity and colonial human relationships
- The Admiral and the NunsNovel exploring intellectual pretension and naval traditions in Irish setting
- Fingers in the DoorNovel about social aspirations and moral compromise in postwar Italian society
- Live BaitNovel set in Portugal examining poverty, survival, and human struggles