Francis Stuart

Francis Stuart

Henry Francis Montgomery Stuart (1902–2000) was an Irish writer. His novels have been described as having a thrusting modernist iconoclasm. Awarded the highest artistic accolade in Ireland before his death in 2000, his unwillingness to take a clear moral stance with regard to his years spent in Nazi Germany has led to a great deal of controversy.

Read more about Francis Stuart:  Early Life, IRA Involvement, Literary Career, Involvement With The Third Reich, Post World War II, Works, Bibliography

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