That They May Face The Rising Sun

McGahern (John)

ISBN 10: 0571212166 / ISBN 13: 9780571212163

Published by John Murray, London, United Kingdom, 2002

About this Item

A fine first edition of John McGaherns That They May Face the Rising Sun, in hardback cloth covers with a fine dust jacket, published by Faber & Faber in 2002. This fine, unread book has black cloth covers with titles in creamy white on the spine and grey end papers. The tight, bright book has no marks, bumps or writings over its 298 pages. The spine is not creased, so the book is unread. The copyright page shows the number line 2 through to 10 indicating the second edition of McGaherns last book. The fine black and grey dust jacket, with the price in sterling, is not price clipped and has no blemishes of any kind. The titles are in white on the cover and spine, with an artistic photograph of Leaves in Orgeval, France by Paul Strand across the front and back of the dust jacket. The book and jacket are in pristine condition and look as though they have just been published. This is a fine copy of the book, recognised as a modern day masterpiece and a fitting tribute to one of Ireland's most acclaimed novelists. Clear removable archival film protects the pristine dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 000027

Bibliographic Details

• Title: That They May Face The Rising Sun
• Publisher: John Murray, London, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571212166
• ISBN 13: 9780571212163
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 0.55 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern Firsts
  • Irish Literature

About this title

Synopsis

From the very opening pages, we see many memorable characters as they move about the Ruttledges, who have come from London home to Ireland in search of a different life. There is John Quinn, who will stop at nothing to ensure a flow of women; Johnny, who left for England twenty years before in pursuit of love; and Jimmy Joe McKiernan, head of the IRA, both auctioneer and undertaker. The gentle Jamesie and his wife Mary embody the spirit of the place. They have never left the lake but know everything that ever stirred or moved there. The drama of a year in the lives of these and many other characters unfolds through the action, the rituals of work, religious observances and play. With deceptive simplicity, by the novel's close we feel that we have been introduced to a complete representation of existence. An enclosed world has been transformed into an Everywhere.

About the Author

John McGahern is the author of five highly acclaimed novels and four collections of short stories, and has been the recipient of many awards and honours including the Society of Authors, the American-Irish Award, the Prix Etrangere Ecureuil and the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Amongst Women, winner of both the GPA and the Irish Times' Award, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and made into a four-part BBC television series.