2011 novel by Sorj Chalandon
Return to Killybegs (French: Retour à Killybegs) is a 2011 novel by the French writer Sorj Chalandon. The narrative is inspired by the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson, a senior Sinn Féin member who was revealed as a British secret agent. Chalandon had befriended Donaldson while working as a journalist in Belfast. His 2008 novel My Traitor was also inspired by the Donaldson case.[1]
Return to Killybegs was published by Éditions Grasset on 17 August 2011. It received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.[1] In 2013 it was translated into English by Ursula Meany Scott and published by The Lilliput Press. In 2014 it was translated into Catalan by Edicions de 1984.[2]
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