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An introverted boy grows up in rural Ireland and struggles to come to terms with his mixed feelings for his bullying father
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About the Author:
John McGahern was born in Dublin in 1934 and brought up in the West of Ireland. He is a graduate of University College, Dublin. He has worked as a Primary School teacher and has held various academic posts at universities in Britain, Ireland and America.In the opinion of the Observer, John McGahern is 'Ireland's greatest living novelist'. He is the author of six highly acclaimed novels and four collections of short stories, and has been the recipient of numerous awards and honours, including a Society of Authors Travelling Scholarship, the American-Irish Award, the Prix Etrang re Ecureuil and the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Amongst Women, which has won both the GPA and the Irish Times Award, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and made into a four-part BBC television series. His work has appeared in anthologies and has been translated into many languages.John McGahern lives in County Leitrim, Ireland.
Review:
"[McGahern] writes with a poignancy and passion. He has been likened to the early Joyce, and he has the same spare artistry."
— Spectator
— Spectator
"We must know that while we read this book, an experience much like touching the raw nerves of a growing boy, we are in the company of a very talented writer."
—Library Journal
"The best novel to come out of Ireland for many years."
—Irish Times
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0140062378
- ISBN 13 9780140062373
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages191
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