The Field

John Brendan Keane
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The Field is John B. Keane's fierce and tender study of the love a man can have for land and the ruthless lengths he will go to in order to obtain the object of his desire. It is dominated by Bull McCabe, one of the most famous characters in Irish writing today. An Oscar-nominated adaptation of The Field proved highly successful and popular worldwide, and starred Richard Harris, John Hurt, Brenda Fricker and Tom Berenger.
Genres: PlaysIrish LiteratureDramaIrelandFictionClassicsTheatreSchoolEnglish LiteratureRead For School
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