John McGahern
author profile
born
November 12, 1934
died
March 30, 2006
gender
male
place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
McGahern began his career as a schoolteacher at Scoil Eoin Báiste (Belgrove) primary school in Clontarf, Ireland, where, for a period, he taught the eminent academic Declan Kiberd before turning to writing full-time.
McGahern's novel 'The Dark' was banned in Ireland for its alleged pornographic content and implied clerical sexual abuse. In the controversy over this he was forced to resign his teaching post. He subsequently moved to England where he worked in a variety of jobs before returning to Ireland to live and work on a small farm in Fenagh in County Leitrim, located halfway between Ballinamore and Mohill.
He died from cancer in Dublin on March 30, 2006.
books by John McGahern
combine editionsavg rating: 3.98 | 446 ratings | 20 distinct works
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Amongst Women (Paperback) by John McGahern avg rating 4.10 — 82 ratings — published 1998 7 editions |
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By the Lake (Paperback) by John McGahern avg rating 4.02 — 57 ratings — published 2003 4 editions |
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The Dark (Paperback) by John McGahern avg rating 4.34 — 38 ratings — published 2002 8 editions |
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That They May Face the Rising Sun (Paperback) by John McGahern avg rating 3.90 — 39 ratings — published 2003 3 editions |
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The Collected Stories (Paperback) by John McGahern avg rating 4.14 — 31 ratings — published 1994 4 editions |
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The Pornographer (Paperback) by John McGahern avg rating 3.38 — 25 ratings — published 2006 7 editions |
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The Barracks (Paperback) by John McGahern avg rating 3.95 — 23 ratings — published 2003 7 editions |
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All Will Be Well: A Memoir (Hardcover) by John McGahern avg rating 3.75 — 16 ratings — published 2006 2 editions |
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Memoir (Hardcover) by John McGahern avg rating 4.00 — 13 ratings — published 2005 5 editions |
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The Leavetaking (Paperback) by John McGahern avg rating 3.67 — 12 ratings — published 2006 5 editions |
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