Dark by Mcgahern John (95 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. John McGahern's second novel, The Dark, confirmed and enhanced the reputation he gained with his first, The Barracks. The scene is set in rural Ireland and the central theme is adolescence, impelled forward by ambition and sexuality, guilty and uncontrollable, contorted and twisted by a puritanical and passionate religion and, above all, by a strange, powerful, ambiguous relationship between son and widower father. Against a background evoked with quiet, undemonstrative mastery, McGahern explores with precision and tenderness a situation superficially very ordinary but inwardly an agony of longing and despair. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 191 pages. Remainder marking bottom edge otherwise fine.

Paperback. Condition: New. Main - Re-issue. With a new foreword by Colin Walsh, this is 'one of the most volatile, vital and unsafe novels in Irish literature', banned by the censor for obscenity in 1965 - and just as explosive today.He was coming and there was nothing to do but wait and grow hard as stone and lie.Mahoney grows up in fear of his father: of his beatings with the heavy leather strap; of the nights he wants love. Seeking to escape the claustrophobic family farm, he contemplates a future in the priesthood, but battles with his tortured conscience amidst adolescent lusts. After winning a scholarship, he takes a stand against the household's toxic violence - and begins a journey towards an understanding that may mean peace.'A master.' Kevin Barry'Timeless.' Sinéad Gleeson'Extraordinary.' Colin Walsh'Blew me away.' Colin Barrett'A great writer.' Sebastian Barry'Exquisite.' Andrew Michael Hurley'Elegiac and graceful.' David Mitchell'One of the greatest writers of our era.' Hilary Mantel'The Irish novelist everyone should read.' Colm Tóibín'The preeminent Irish writer of his generation.' Anne Enright'I'm grateful for every sentence he left in this world.' Donal Ryan'One reads McGahern for the textures of time and space, through which each of us travels, often alone.' Yiyun Li.…

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. With a new foreword by Colin Walsh, this is 'one of the most volatile, vital and unsafe novels in Irish literature', banned by the censor for obscenity in 1965 - and just as explosive today.He was coming and there was nothing to do but wait and grow hard as stone and lie.Mahoney grows up in fear of his father: of his beatings with the heavy leather strap; of the nights he wants love. Seeking to escape the claustrophobic family farm, he contemplates a future in the priesthood, but battles with his tortured conscience amidst adolescent lusts. After winning a scholarship, he takes a stand against the household's toxic violence - and begins a journey towards an understanding that may mean peace.'A master.' Kevin Barry'Timeless.' Sinead Gleeson'Extraordinary.' Colin Walsh'Blew me away.' Colin Barrett'A great writer.' Sebastian Barry'Exquisite.' Andrew Michael Hurley'Elegiac and graceful.' David Mitchell'One of the greatest writers of our era.' Hilary Mantel'The Irish novelist everyone should read.' Colm Toibin'The preeminent Irish writer of his generation.' Anne Enright'I'm grateful for every sentence he left in this world.' Donal Ryan'One reads McGahern for the textures of time and space, through which each of us travels, often alone.' Yiyun Li Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The celebrated second novel by 'one of the greatest writers of our era' (Hilary Mantel) and 'the Irish novelist everyone should read' (Colm Toibin) is 'a perfectly written tour de force' (Sunday Times) and 'the best novel to come out of Ireland in many years.' (Irish Times)Set in rural Ireland, John McGahern's second novel is about adolescence and a guilty, yet uncontrollable sexuality that is contorted and twisted by both puritanical state religion and a strange, powerful and ambiguous relationship between son and widower father. Against a background evoked with quiet mastery, McGahern explores with precision and tenderness a human situation, superficially very ordinary, but inwardly an agony of longing and despair.'Wise and compelling . Elegiac and graceful.' David Mitchell'I have admired, even loved, John McGahern's work since his first novel.' Melvyn Bragg. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Condition: New. pp. 192.

Softcover. Condition: Bon. Edition 1965. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Edition 1965. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Condition: New. 2026. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 191 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Fathers and sons ; Fiction. Fictional Works. Fathers and sons. Manners and customs. Ireland Social life and customs ; Fiction. 1 Kg. …

Condition: New. 2026. paperback. . . . . .

Paperback / Softback. Condition: Brand New. main - re-issue edition. 208 pages. 5.08x0.39x7.80 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 191 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Fathers and sons ; Fiction. Fictional Works. Fathers and sons. Manners and customs. Ireland Social life and customs ; Fiction. 1 Kg. …

paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.