About the Author:
Frankie Gaffney came of age in Dublin’s North Inner City. His father spent time in prison, and he was himself immersed in the city’s underworld. In his mid-twenties he left this behind and went to Trinity College Dublin, where he studied English Literature. He has since been awarded the Ussher Fellowship to conduct literary research there. Dublin Seven is informed both by the milieu in which he grew up, and his formal study of great literature.
Review:
“In 18-year-old Shane Laochra, a working-class novice drug dealer, Gaffney has created a smart and irreverent voice. Dialogue, from the banter between the ‘youngfellas’ to the intimacies of first love, is well done. When Shane is let speak for himself, his engaging story brings the reader into a world where the odds seem stacked against young men as they start their adult lives.” (Sarah Gilmartin The Irish Times)
"Unnerving, page-turning suspense...an evocative, fast-paced journey through Dublin’s underworld.'" (Dr Michael Pierse, author of Writing Ireland's Working-class: Dublin After O'Casey.)
"Dublin Seven offers a rare glimpse into the life of inner city youth, so often played out in black and white in newspapers and news reports. The setting is gritty and frequently violent... The plot is well constructed and the central characters recognisable... One of the stand out points of this strong and promising debut is the language. The characters speak in the distinct Dublin dialect, their accents shine through, broad, sharp and uncompromising." (Shiny New Books)
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