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Word: curis (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1943-1943
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...views on Americans, whom he likes, were given a most favorable turn when Playwright William Saroyan turned up in Eire on a world tour "to see if it actually was a long way to Tipperary." O'Nolan thought that showed a refreshing curi osity. Saroyan told him that a better title for At Swim would have been Sweeney in the Trees (one character, cursed by a monk, lives in a tree). Later, Saroyan sent O'Nolan $50 for the suggested title...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Eire's Columnist | 8/23/1943 | See Source »

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