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Irish artist (1932-1981)

Also known as: Cristy Brown, Кристи Браун, كريستي براون, 크리스티 브라운, クリスティ・ブラウン, 克里斯蒂·布朗

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Known works

  • Down all the days
  • My Left Foot
  • The childhood story of Christy Brown: (previously entitled My left foot)
  • Collected Poems
  • to Sheila Kirwan Forde Hart