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Cal or CAL may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Cal (novel), ''Cal'' (novel), a 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty * Cal (short story), "Cal" (short story), a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov * Cal (1984 film), ''Cal'' (1984 film), an Irish drama starring John Lynch and Helen Mirren ** Cal (album), ''Cal'' (album), the soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler * Cal (2013 film), ''Cal'' (2013 film), a British drama * Judge Cal, a fictional character in the ''Judge Dredd'' comic strip in ''2000 AD'' Aviation * Cal Air International, an airline based in the United Kingdom * Campbeltown Airport IATA airport code * China Airlines ICAO airline code * Continental Airlines, an American airline with the New York Stock Exchange symbol of "CAL" * CAL Cargo Air Lines, a cargo airline based in Israel Organizations and businesses * CAL Bank, a commercial bank in Ghana * Cal Yachts, originally the Jensen Marine Corporation, founded in 1957 * Center for Applied Linguistics, a non-profit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cal (novel)
''Cal'' is a 1983 in literature, 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty, detailing the experiences of a young Irish Catholic involved with the Provisional Irish Republican Army, IRA. Plot summary One of the major themes of the novel is the way in which the title character attempts to come to terms with taking part in the murder of a reserve police officer by his friend Crilly, an operation for which he was the crime scene getaway, getaway driver, while at the same time trying to fend off the anti-Republican "Orange Institution, Orangemen". To make matters worse, Cal finds himself falling in love with the slain man's wife, Marcella. Cal lacks self-esteem, one source of which is the death of his mother, who held him in high regard; following her death, Cal seems to be only capable of thinking of himself in a bad light. Another factor adding to Cal's initial unhappiness is being a Catholic on a mainly Protestant estate and being part of the minority in Northern Ireland. He is afraid o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |