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Amongst Women by John McGahern.
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John McGahern's fiction continually tempts critics to compare him with other novelists. An Irishman, he has undergone the inevitable comparison with Joyce, which few Irish novelists escape. One critic...
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John McGahern's significance to contemporary Irish literature was stated by Belfast novelist Glenn Patterson. When asked whether McGahern was his father, Patterson replied: "Yes. He is the father of t...
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In the following review, Wall offers a positive assessment of Amongst Women, calling the novel “one of the great works of Irish fiction.”
John McGahern and Brian Moore are pivotal figure...
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In the following review, Enright compares the role of women in Amongst Women and The Collected Stories.
One of John McGahern's stories begins thus: ‘There are times when we see the small...
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In the following essay, O'Connell explores the relationship between McGahern's protagonists and the lands they call “home.”
Throughout most of his impressive oeuvre—...
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In the following review, Duguid offers a positive assessment of Amongst Women.
The Ireland of the 1950s is prime literary territory. From that point in the country's history it seems easy both ...
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In the following review, Wolitzer examines the father-daughter relationships in Amongst Women.
When Michael Moran informs his grown daughters that the Irish War of Independence was the highlight of hi...
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In the following review, Harris considers the cultural differences between American and European readings of Amongst Women.
Michael Moran was once a dashing hero of the Irish War of Independence. Now ...
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In the following review, Banville examines the violence—both physical and emotional—in Amongst Women.
These three novels deal with violence, in one form or another. This is not the only ...
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Teaching Amongst Women
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Amongst Women Lesson Plans contain 126 pages of teaching material, including:
John McGahern
Critical Review by Eamonn Wall
