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GAFF TOPSAILS tells of an Irish Catholic community on Canada's Atlantic coast. Set on Midsummer's Day it portrays the whole history of the town. Vigour and lyricism alternate to present an action-packed, intimate and frequently funny story variouslyreminiscent of LAKE WOEBEGONE DAYS, THE SHIPPING NEWS and GROUNDHOG DAY.
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Patrick Kavanagh was born in 1950 in Newfoundland, Canada. After university in the USA he worked for Amnesty International in Canada. He has also travelled in the far East and assisted in translating Joyce's ULYSSES into Chinese.
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Set in Newfoundland, this story of an Irish Catholic community largely takes place on Midsummer's Day 1948. Its breadth encompasses the events, both great and small, since the founding of the parish in the 15th century.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0241137845
- ISBN 13 9780241137840
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