Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Shall We Gather at the River
Peter Murphy
€ 4.99
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Shall We Gather at the River
Paperback. Tells the story of Enoch O'Reilly, the great flood that afflicts his small town, and rash of mysterious suicides that accompany it. Charlatan, Presleyite and local radiovangelist, O'Reilly is a man haunted by the childhood ghosts of his father's sinister radio set ..a false prophet destined for a terrible consummation with that old, evil river. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
"Shall We Gather At The River" tells the story of Enoch O'Reilly, the great flood that afflicts his small town, and the rash of mysterious suicides that accompany it. Charlatan, Presleyite and local radiovangelist, O'Reilly is a man haunted by the childhood ghosts of his father's sinister radio set ...a false prophet destined for a terrible consummation with that old, evil river. A suicide mystery and a rich patchwork narrative of legend, myth, occult inheritance, eco-conspiracy, viral obsession, airwaves, water and death, "Shall We Gather At The River" is a spellbinding piece of work, marked by prose that is by ... Read more
"Shall We Gather At The River" tells the story of Enoch O'Reilly, the great flood that afflicts his small town, and the rash of mysterious suicides that accompany it. Charlatan, Presleyite and local radiovangelist, O'Reilly is a man haunted by the childhood ghosts of his father's sinister radio set ...a false prophet destined for a terrible consummation with that old, evil river. A suicide mystery and a rich patchwork narrative of legend, myth, occult inheritance, eco-conspiracy, viral obsession, airwaves, water and death, "Shall We Gather At The River" is a spellbinding piece of work, marked by prose that is by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571286751
SKU
KMK0000666
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy's 2009 novelJohn the Revelatorwas one of the most acclaimed Irish debuts of recent years, hailed as 'an absolutely wonderful novel' by Colm Toibin and 'a brilliant book' by Neil Jordan, it was shorltisted for both the Costa First Novel Award and the Kerry Group Prize for Fiction. He is also a freelance journalist and reporter for RTE's arts ... Read more
Reviews for Shall We Gather at the River