The First Verse - Brossura

Barry McCrea

Brossura

ISBN 10: 086322380X ISBN 13: 9780863223808

Casa editrice: Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd, 2008

Riassunto

A thrilling twist to the suspenseful games of The Rule of Four and The Da Vinci Code sends a gay student reeling through the pubs, nightclubs and streets of present-day Dublin. 'In this brilliant first novel, the best of recent memory, a young Irish writer of great psychological dexterity takes on a handful of exciting themes. For a hundred years, Ireland has provided the English-speaking world with its most eloquent writers; Barry McCrea now joins this illustrious company.' - Edmund White

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Recensione:

In this brilliant first novel, the best of recent memory, a young Irish writer of great psychological dexterity takes on a handful of exciting themes. For a hundred years, Ireland has provided the English-speaking world with its most eloquent writers; Barry McCrea now jojns this illustrious company. --Edmund White

Works Joyce s territory with Beckettian irony and a splash of Patrick White.... Rich in ideas and true to the real world. --Kirkus Reviews

Set in Paris as well as Dublin, McCrea's gay Gen X opus delivers sharp pacing and a sense of place colored by the state of mind that leads a young man to lose a year of his life to odd pursuits. --Booklist

L'autore:

Barry McCrea was born in 1974 and grew up in Dalkey, near Dublin; he was educated at Gonzaga College, and Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied French and Spanish literature. He received a Ph.D from Princeton University in 2004, and currently teaches Comparative Literature at Yale University.

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• Editore: Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 086322380X
• ISBN 13: 9780863223808
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288