The Informer

Liam O'Flaherty (1896–1984) was an Irish novelist and short-story writer, renowned for his depictions of common people's lives, influenced by his Aran Islands upbringing, World War I service, and socialist activism as a founding member of the Communist Party of Ireland. His most notable work, the novel The Informer (1925), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was adapted into an Oscar-winning film, while other key works include the short story The Sniper and the novel Famine (1937), earning him recognition as a leading figure in the Irish Literary Renaissance. Writing primarily in English with some Irish-language pieces, his works often faced censorship in Ireland for their satirical and expressionist style.