John McGahern

Novelist, Author

1934 – 2006

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Who was John McGahern?

John McGahern is regarded as one of the most important Irish writers of the latter half of the twentieth century.

Known for the intrinsic and precise dissection of Irish life found in works such as The Barracks, The Dark and Amongst Women, The Observer hailed him as "the greatest living Irish novelist" before his death in 2006.

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Born
Nov 12, 1934
County Leitrim
Nationality
  • Republic of Ireland
Profession
Education
  • Presentation Brothers College, Cork
  • St Patrick's College, Dublin
Lived in
  • County Dublin
  • Dublin
Died
Mar 30, 2006
Mater Private Hospital

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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