McGahern, John
McGahern, John ( 1934 – 2006 ),Irish novelist and short story writer, born in Dublin, and educated at University College, Dublin; most of his work is set in Ireland, though he travelled and worked abroad. His novels are The Barracks ( 1962 ), The Dark ( 1965 ), The Leavetaking ( 1974 ), The Pornographer ( 1979 ), and Amongst Women ( 1990 ). He worked in Dublin as a teacher until the publication of The Dark, a novel of adolescent sexuality, guilt, and awakening, describing a boy's intense relationship with his widowed father, his schoolteacher, and a priest. McGahern has published collections of short stories, including High Ground ( 1985 ); his Collected Stories was published in 1992 .
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