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All We Shall Know is a novel written by Irish novelist Donal Ryan. It was first published in 2016 by Penguin Random House. [1] [2] [3] It was shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in 2016 and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2018. [4]

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References

  1. Ryan, Donal (May 7, 2017). "ALL WE SHALL KNOW | KIRKUS REVIEWS". Kirkus Reviews .
  2. Taylor, Catherine (September 30, 2016). "All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan review - life at the edges". Financial Times .
  3. Burnside, John (September 22, 2016). "All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan review – a modern-day Irish tragedy". The Guardian.
  4. "All We Shall Know – DUBLIN Literary Award". Dublin Literary Award. 2018.