High Ground: and Other Stories - Couverture souple

McGahern, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0571225691 ISBN 13 : 9780571225699

Editeur : Faber & Faber, 2009

Synopsis

High Ground Includes stories that are set in ordinary places, in the streets and suburbs and dancehalls of Dublin, the small towns and fields of the midlands, the big houses of the beleaguered Anglo-Irish in the aftermath of their ascendancy, and the whole changing country propelled in a generation from the nineteenth into the late twentieth century. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Those who have called John McGahern a modern Chekhov are struck by his ability to transform commonplace experiences into moments of epiphany. In “Parachutes,” the narrator reels in the aftermath of a breakup with the woman he loves; “Oldfashioned” isthe story of Johnny, a country boy oddly drawn to the elderly English couple for whom he represents the son they lost in the War; and in “Eddie Mac” and “The Conversion of William Kirkwood,” a wealthy family and its hired help learn that the relationship of master and servant is the most enduring relationship of all.

In High Ground, John McGahern displays all of his acclaimed mastery, and both deepens and extends the world of his generous imagination.

Biographie de l'auteur

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, including Amongst Women, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Faber & Faber
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0571225691
• ISBN 13: 9780571225699
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160