Brian Moore
Brian Moore
Acclaimed Northern Irish fiction writer of the twentieth century. His popular novels include Judith Hearne, The Great Victorian Collection, and The Colour of Blood.
NationalityIrish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth25 August 1921
CityBelfast, Northern Ireland
CountryIreland
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As always on this boulevard, the faces were young, coming annually in an endless migration from every country, every continent, to alight here once in the long journey of their lives.
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