John McGahern: A Writing Life by Frank Shovlin games

John McGahern: A Writing Life by Frank Shovlin gamesDATE OF RELEASE: 8 OCT 2026 The definitive biography of Ireland's greatest post war writer, rich in dramatic revelations bringing to life the world that inspired his masterpieces. On his death in 2006, John McGahern was hailed as 'the most important Irish novelist since Samuel Beckett' (Guardian) that 'everyone should read' (Colm Tibn) and 'one of the greatest writers of our era' (Hilary Mantel). But who was the enigmatic man behind the literary myth?

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