Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane

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Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane

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Summary

A boy's childhood is lived out in two dimensions. One is legendary: the Sun-Fort of Grianan; where children are stolen away by demonic forces. The other is actual: the city of Derry in the the 1940s and 1950s; a place that is also haunted by political enmities, family secrets and intrigue.

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Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane

A boy's childhood is lived out in two dimensions. One is legendary: the Sun-Fort of Grianan; where children are stolen away by demonic forces. The other is actual: the city of Derry in the the 1940s and 1950s; a place that is also haunted by political enmities, family secrets and intrigue.
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ISBN 13 9780224044059
ISBN 10 0224044052
Title Reading in the Dark
Author Seamus Deane
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1996-09-05
Number of pages 240
Prizes Winner of Irish Times Literary Prize 1997, Winner of Guardian Fiction Prize 1996, Short-listed for Booker Prize for Fiction 1996, Short-listed for Guardian Fiction Prize 1996
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.