That They May Face The Rising Sun

McGahern, John

ISBN 10: 0571212166 / ISBN 13: 9780571212163

Published by Faber and Faber (2002), London, 2002

About this Item

A 65 x 30mm blank corner clipped from half-title leaf. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; Second printing. This copy signed by the author in black ink on the title page "John Mc Gahern". [vi], 298 pages. Black boards with cream lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 215 x 133mm. A novel. "From the very opening pages, we see the many memorable characers as they move about Joe and Kate Ruttledge, who have come to Ireland from London in search of a better life." - from dust-jacket blurb. "The morning was clear. There was no wind on the lake. There was also a great stillness. When the bells rang out for Mass, the strokes trembling on the water, they had the entire world to themselves." - the opening paragraph.; Signed by Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: That They May Face The Rising Sun
• Publisher: Faber and Faber (2002), London
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571212166
• ISBN 13: 9780571212163
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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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.