Liam O'Flaherty (Inishmore, 1896 - Dublin, 1984). Irish writer. He lived in several countries around the world, from Brazil to the United States, where he had very diverse experiences and work. He returned to Ireland in 1921 to regain contact with the people and places of his childhood. He then began a long and intense literary career that made him one of the most representative figures of the contemporary Irish narrative. His works, characterized by a great verbal richness and an agile style, portray the popular classes of the city of Dublin, as well as the people of the Irish countryside. His stories and his well-known stories are often structured around the figure of a protagonist, generally characterized by a strong rebellious personality, who opposes the moral, political and social ties that the environment imposes on him. John Ford took his novel to the cinema The informer