A Story by Maupassant (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Frank O'Connor
- First Published: 1945
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The 1950's
- Setting: A provincial town in County Cork, Ireland
- Principal Characters: Ted Magner, Terry Coughlan, Tess Coughlan, Pa Hourigan, Donnelan
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Prostitution or prostitutes, Friendship, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Lifestyles
- Locales: Cork, Ireland
The Story
Having grown up in a small, provincial town in Ireland, the narrator, Ted Magner, states that he has been best friends with Terry Coughlan since they were children. Terry has always been well-spoken and likes classical music and languages. “Whatever he took up, he mastered,” says Magner of his friend. Magner remembers the friendly arguments that they had when they were young. “Maybe you don’t remember the sort of arguments you had when you were young,” the narrator fondly tells his readers, knowing that they do. The argument that he recalls, however, is the...
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