Europe, May 1st, 2002
Almost forty years on since his debut novel appeared, John McGahern has once again taken the Irish literary scene by storm, delivering a masterpiece with his latest novel By the Lake (published in Ireland as That They May Face The Rising Sun), his first book in almost twelve years. McGahern is hardly in his first flush of youth. But, at almost seventy, he is now toasted by the literary establishment, the grand old man of Irish letters with international recognition and the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the American-Irish Award, the Prix Etranger Ecureuil, and the Chevalie...
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