Scenes From A Receding Past

Higgins, Aidan

ISBN 10: 1564783871 / ISBN 13: 9781564783875

Editore: Dalkey Archive Press, 2005

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Riassunto:

Opening with a quote from Richard Brautigan--"I've been examining half-scraps of my childhood. They are pieces of distant life that have no form or meaning"--Scenes from a Receding Past constructs the adolescence and early adulthood of Dan Ruttle out of a variety of scenes and reminiscences about his life in Ireland, his time in a Catholic school, his first sexual experiences, and his brother's mental breakdown. The second half of the book centers around his relationship with his future wife Olivia, her past, and her former lovers. Calling to mind Joyce's Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man for Dan Ruttle's love-hate relationship with Ireland and the stylistic innovations employed by Higgins, Scenes from a Receding Past is a masterpiece from one of Ireland's greatest contemporary writers.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Aidan Higgins is an Irish writer. He has written short stories, travel pieces, radio drama and novels. Among his published works are Langrishe, Go Down, Balcony of Europe and a more recent biographical work Dog Days.

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Titolo: Scenes From A Receding Past
Casa editrice: Dalkey Archive Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: As New