The Pornographer (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: John McGahern
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: Dublin, provincial Ireland, and London
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Freedom, 1970’s, Philosophy or philosophers, Sex or sexuality, Social issues, Moral conditions, London, Ethics, Ireland or Irish people, Pornography
- Locales: London, England, Dublin, Ireland
Characters Discussed
“I,” the anonymous narrator and main character, the pornographer of the title. An attractive man, thirty years old, he keeps very close guard on his feelings. Although he seems to have no major financial worries, he works as a professional writer of pornography and is mildly successful at it. He writes well as long as he can follow a formula; his employer, Maloney, furnishes him with a new formula after each assignment. He seems content to pursue casual affairs with attractive women in whom he has no interest other than to satisfy his sexual needs. He...
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