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Reading in the Dark
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Description
This is the story of a haunted Irish childhood.The setting is Derry in the Northern Ireland of the 40s and 50s, fraught with political hatred, family secrets and lethal intrigue. As a young boy tries to make sense of life, poverty and violence shift and obscure the facts; meanwhile his night-time reading of Irish legends weaves enchantment through reality. Claustrophobic but lyrically charged, breathtakingly sad but vibrant and unforgettable, this is one of the finest books about growing up – in Ireland or anywhere – that has ever been written.See also: The Green Road by Anne Enright
Additional information
| Weight | 0.181 kg |
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| Dimensions | 1.5 × 12.9 × 19.7 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 256 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2019-5-2 |
| Imprint | |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1784875538 |
| About The Author | Seamus Deane was born in Derry in 1940. He has published a number of works of criticism and poetry and is the general editor of the Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing. He is currently teaching at the University of Notre Dame. |
| Review Quote | Reading In The Dark is a swift, masterful transformation of family griefs and political violence into something at once rhapsodic and heartbreaking. If Isaac Babel had been born in Derry, he might have written this sudden, brilliant book. |
| Other text | Marvellous…almost impossible to put down |
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