By the Lake by John Mcgahern

By the Lake by John Mcgahern

With this magnificently assured new novel, John McGahern reminds us why he has been called the Irish Chekhov, as he guides readers into a village in rural Ireland and deftly, compassionately traces its natural rhythms and the inner lives of its people. Here are the Ruttledges, who have forsaken the glitter of London to raise sheep and cattle, gentle Jamesie Murphy, whose appetite for gossip both charms and intimidates his neighbors, handsome John Quinn, perennially on the look-out for a new wife, and the town's richest man, a gruff, self-made magnate known as the Shah.
Following his characters through the course of a year, through lambing and haying seasons, market days and family visits, McGahern lays bare their passions and regrets, their uneasy relationship with the modern world, their ancient intimacy with death.

John McGahern grew raised in the west of Ireland, having been born in Dublin. He is the author of three collections of short stories and six novels, including the Booker Prize-nominated Amongst Women.

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ISBN 13	9780679744023
ISBN 10	0679744029
Title	By the Lake
Author	John Mcgahern
Series	Vintage International
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2003-04-08
Number of pages	352
Prizes	Short-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2003
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