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The Dark

The Dark
By John McGahern

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #457958 in Books
  • Published on: 1983-09-18
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 192 pages

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The Dark - a light on the psyche of 60s Ireland4
In this novel, McGahern ably explores the pain of adolescence
in rural Ireland imn the 1960s. Whilst much of the imagery employed by the author may now seem cliched, its power resides
in the sparing prose.

The story is told through the voice of a young Irish boy and the conflict he experiences with his violent widower father.
The priesthood offer one way out of from the seemingly hopeless eternal drudgery on the farm.

Out of such apparently unpromising material McGahern evinces
the inner world of the protagonist.