High Ground
by McGahern John
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 057114571X
- ISBN 13
- 9780571145713
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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Synopsis
Those who have called John McGahern a modern Chekhov are struck by his ability to transform commonplace experiences into moments of epiphany. In “Parachutes,” the narrator reels in the aftermath of a breakup with the woman he loves; “Oldfashioned” is the story of Johnny, a country boy oddly drawn to the elderly English couple for whom he represents the son they lost in the War; and in “Eddie Mac” and “The Conversion of William Kirkwood,” a wealthy family and its hired help learn that the relationship of master and servant is the most enduring relationship of all. In High Ground , John McGahern displays all of his acclaimed mastery, and both deepens and extends the world of his generous imagination.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1570
- Title
- High Ground
- Author
- McGahern John
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 057114571X
- ISBN 13
- 9780571145713
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- 057114571X, Irish, Ireland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Short Stories;
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Bytown Bookery
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