{"_id":"6292c393fa5c01e51eff5d36","title":"The Sniper","publish_year":1923,"publish_source":"The New Leader","author":"Liam O’Flaherty","code":"the-sniper","words":1566,"image":"war.jpg","image_alt":"Eight soldiers with rifles on a beach facing an explosion","genres":["war","tragedy"],"blurb":"Placing a cigarette between his lips, he struck a match, inhaled the smoke hurriedly and put out the light. Almost immediately, a bullet flattened itself against the parapet of the roof. The sniper took another whiff and put out the cigarette. Then he swore softly and crawled away to the left.","description":"A Republican sniper of the Irish civil war waits on a rooftop, pondering whether he can risk giving away his position by lighting his cigarette.","rating":3,"has_review":false,"has_collections":[{"code":"war-hs","title":"War Tales"},{"code":"war","title":"Best of War","collection_type":"genre"}]}