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The Dark (McGahern novel)

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Language
  
English

Pages
  
191 pages (paperback)

Author
  
John McGahern

Country
  
Republic of Ireland

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Publication date
  
1965

Originally published
  
1965

Publisher
  
Faber and Faber

Genres
  
Novel, Fiction

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Media type
  
Print (hardback, paperback)

Similar
  
John McGahern books, Fiction books

The Dark is the second novel by Irish writer John McGahern, published in 1965.

Plot introduction

The Dark is set in Ireland's rural north-west, and it focuses on an adolescent and his emerging sexuality, as seen through the lens of the strained and complex relationship he has with his father, Mahoney.

References

The Dark (McGahern novel) Wikipedia