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McGahern, John
McGahern, John (1934– ), Dublin-born novelist and short story writer. His early novels (mostly set in his native Ireland) are The Barracks (1962), The Dark (1965), and The Leavetaking (1974); The Dark is a novel of adolescent sexuality, guilt, and awakening, describing a boy's intense relationship with his widowed father, his schoolteacher, and a priest. Later novels include The Pornographer (1979), Amongst Women (1990), and That They May Face the Rising Sun (2002). His Collected Stories was published in 1992.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "McGahern, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "McGahern, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-McGahernJohn.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "McGahern, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-McGahernJohn.html |
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