02172nam 2200505Ia 450 991097178960332120251116153142.097801916333480191633348(MiAaPQ)EBC7034813(CKB)24235062700041(MiAaPQ)EBC834730(Au-PeEL)EBL834730(CaPaEBR)ebr10523351(CaONFJC)MIL342694(OCoLC)772845041(OCoLC)760290397(FINmELB)ELB168035(Au-PeEL)EBL7034813(OCoLC)778202418(EXLCZ)992423506270004120120126d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierYoung John McGahern becoming a novelist /Denis Sampson1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc2012xv, 176 pIncludes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Contents -- 1. Pleasure and Knowledge -- 2. The Vocation -- 3. 'The years of training in the secret Dublin years' -- 4. 'Writing all the time' -- 5. 'Art is solitary man' -- 6. The Character of the Local Artist -- 7. 'The End or the Beginning of Love' -- 8. 'The abiding life' -- 9. Writing The Barracks -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.Denis Sampson explores John McGahern's discovery of art as a young man and traces the development of his signature vision and style. Sampson considers McGahern's early efforts as an apprentice novelist and weaves the inner story of the composition of his acclaimed first novel The Barracks into a narrative of imaginative formation.Authors, IrishBiographyAuthors, Irish823.914Sampson Denis1948-1859965MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971789603321Young John McGahern4464357UNINA