Young John McGahern : becoming a novelist / / Denis Sampson
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| Autore: |
Sampson Denis
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| Titolo: |
Young John McGahern : becoming a novelist / / Denis Sampson
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | xv, 176 p |
| Disciplina: | 823.914 |
| Soggetto topico: | Authors, Irish |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Young John McGahern |
| ISBN: | 0191633348 |
| 9780191633348 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910823201503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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