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The Deposition of Father McGreevy
Brian O´doherty
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Description for The Deposition of Father McGreevy
Paperback.
"It should have won all the prizes" DORIS LESSING
"Enthralling, chilling and memorable" Sunday Telegraph
"So original that the text is illuminating" The Times
"Remarkable and haunting" Guardian
In a London pub in the 1950s, editor William Maginn is intrigued by a reference to the reputedly shameful demise of a remote mountain village in Kerry, Ireland, where he was born. Maginn returns to Kerry and uncovers an astonishing tale: both the account of the destruction of a place and a way of life which once preserved Ireland s ancient traditions, and the tragedy of an increasingly isolated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
28 g
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781900850681
SKU
V9781900850681
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Brian O´doherty
BRIAN O'DOHERTY was born in County Roscommon in 1928. A gifted polymath, he has been a doctor, conceptual artist, art historian, critic, film-maker, author of numerous books, art reviewer for the New York Times and editor-in-chief of Art in America. His novels include The Strange Case of Mademoiselle P. (1992; winner of the Sagittarius Prize), The Deposition ... Read more
Reviews for The Deposition of Father McGreevy
Enthralling, chilling and memorable
Shena Mackay
Sunday Telegraph
So original that the text is illuminating
The Times
This priestly deposition develops into a grand examination of blind faith. The shiver at the end chills right down to the soul
Times Literary Supplement
Magical to the core. Read it and be smitten by this ... Read more
Shena Mackay
Sunday Telegraph
So original that the text is illuminating
The Times
This priestly deposition develops into a grand examination of blind faith. The shiver at the end chills right down to the soul
Times Literary Supplement
Magical to the core. Read it and be smitten by this ... Read more