The Dark - Softcover

McGahern, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140277951 ISBN 13: 9780140277951

Publisher: Penguin, 1999

Synopsis

The Dark, widely acclaimed, yet infamously banned, is John McGahern’s sensitive, perceptive, and beautifully written portrayal of a young man’s coming-of-age in rural Ireland. Imaginative and introverted, the boy is successful in school, but bitterly confused by the guilt-inducing questions he endures from the priests who should be his venerated guides. His relationship with his bullying, bigoted, widowed father is similarly conflicted — touched with both deep love and carefully suppressed hatred. When he must leave home to further his education, their relationship is drawn to an emotional climax that teaches both father and son some of the most intricate truths about manhood.

About this title

Book Description:

The Dark by John McGahern is the great Irish writer's second novel, set in rural Ireland and dealing with adolescence and the powerful but ambiguous relationship between son and widower father.

About the Author:

John McGahern was born in Dublin and brought up in the west of Ireland. He is the author of three collections of short stories and six novels, includingAmongst Women, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140277951
• ISBN 13: 9780140277951
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192