Poetic Obituaries: [Benedict Kiely's] forte, however,

was the short story. An early story, King's Shilling, was published in the Irish Bookman, and later stories appeared in the New Yorker, the Kenyon Review and other American magazines. At his best, Kiely came close to matching Frank O'Connor, who championed his work, and Sean O'Faolain.

from The Guardian: Benedict Kiely

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