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At Swim, Two Boys
Jamie O´neill
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~ The Irish contemporary classic in a beautiful new edition ~
'Weren't you never out for an easy dip?' he asked . . . 'I don't mean the baths, I mean with a pal. For a lark like.'
Out at the Forty Foot, that great jut of Dublin rock where gentlemen bathe in the scandalous nude, two boys meet day after day. There they make a pact: that Doyler will teach Jim to swim, and in a year, they will swim the bay to the distant beacon of the Muglins rock, to raise the Green and claim it ... Read more
~ The Irish contemporary classic in a beautiful new edition ~
'Weren't you never out for an easy dip?' he asked . . . 'I don't mean the baths, I mean with a pal. For a lark like.'
Out at the Forty Foot, that great jut of Dublin rock where gentlemen bathe in the scandalous nude, two boys meet day after day. There they make a pact: that Doyler will teach Jim to swim, and in a year, they will swim the bay to the distant beacon of the Muglins rock, to raise the Green and claim it ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780743207140
SKU
V9780743207140
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About Jamie O´neill
Jamie O'Neill was brought up in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. He spent ten years working as a night porter whilst writing AT SWIM, TWO BOYS.
Reviews for At Swim, Two Boys
‘At Swim, Two Boys gets nearer to the truth of our lives than most established writers dream of’
Independent
‘Jamie O’Neill’s masterpiece holds a special place in my heart for its bravery, its originality, its memorable characters and the dexterity of its language’
John Boyne ‘The music of Jamie O’Neill’s prose creates a new Irish symphony’
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Independent
‘Jamie O’Neill’s masterpiece holds a special place in my heart for its bravery, its originality, its memorable characters and the dexterity of its language’
John Boyne ‘The music of Jamie O’Neill’s prose creates a new Irish symphony’
... Read more