▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : A cadem ics ▁of ▁N UI ▁Gal way ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁N UI ▁Gal way ▁Category : C elt ic ▁studies ▁sch ol ars ▁Category : I r ish ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁academ ics ▁Category : L ingu ists ▁from ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁County ▁L imer ick ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁County ▁Gal way ▁Category : RT É ▁Radio ▁ 1 ▁present ers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Alle ys ▁of ▁E den ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁published ▁novel ▁of ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁winning ▁author ▁Robert ▁O len ▁Butler , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁Set ▁in ▁Sa ig on ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁bu il dup ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁ev acu ation , ▁the ▁story ▁revol ves ▁around ▁Cl iff ord ▁Wil kes , ▁the ▁last ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁deser ter ▁remaining ▁in ▁Sa ig on ▁and ▁his ▁Vietnam ese ▁girl friend ▁Lan h , ▁a ▁former ▁prost itute . ▁The ▁soldier ▁has ▁spent ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁years ▁hiding ▁in ▁his ▁lo ver ' s ▁small ▁room ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁count less ▁back ▁alle ys ▁of ▁that ▁spraw ling ▁city , ▁afraid ▁to ▁vent ure ▁far ▁in ▁case ▁he ▁is ▁captured ▁by ▁his ▁coun tr ymen . ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁couple ▁have ▁become ▁far ▁more ▁than ▁lo vers , ▁having ▁gradually ▁built ▁a ▁unique ▁level ▁of ▁trust ▁and ▁understanding .