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The Letters of John McGahern
John Mcgahern
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Hardback.
'Magnificent.' Irish Times
'Much to savour.' The Times
'An event in Irish culture.' TLS
The collected letters of John McGahern, 'one of the greatest writers of our era' (Hilary Mantel) and 'the most important Irish novelist since Samuel Beckett.' (Guardian)
John McGahern is consistently hailed as one of the finest Irish writers since James Joyce and Samuel Beckett.This volume collects some of the witty, profound and unfailingly brilliant letters that he exchanged with family, friends and literary luminaries - such as Seamus Heaney, Colm Tóibín and Paul Muldoon - over the course of a well-travelled life.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
880
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571326662
SKU
9780571326662
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Ref
99-3
About John Mcgahern
John McGahern was born in Dublin in 1934 and brought up in the West of Ireland. A graduate of University College, Dublin, he worked as a primary school teacher and held various academic posts at universities in Britain, Ireland and America. He was the author of six highly acclaimed novels and four collections of short stories, and the recipient of ... Read more
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