Set against World War II, this is a tragi-comic tale of an Englishman who tries to start a potato farm in rural Ireland, and is mistaken for a hero by the locals - with bizarre consequences, escalating to accidental death, suicide, and murder.
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It's P.G.Wodehouse meets Carl Jung with knives drawn.
McGinley's story is by turns funny and ferocious. His characters live. His dialogue rings true. His world is as real as the book in your hand.
It's P.G.Wodehouse meets Carl Jung with knives drawn.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781448209545
Publisert
2013-07-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Reader
Vekt
373 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
326

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Biographical note

Patrick McGinley (1937 - present) is an Irish novelist, born in Glencolumbkille, Ireland. After teaching in Ireland, McGinley moved to England where he pursued a career as a publisher and author. His strongest literary influence is his Irish predecessor; author Flann O'Brien, who McGinley emulates most noticeably in his novel The Devil's Diary. McGinley is the author of eight novels including: Goosefoot (1983) Foggage (1983) The Trick of the Ga Bolga (1986) and most recently The Lost Soldier's Song (1994).