The Red Men

by Patrick McGinley

Patrick McGinley's sixth novel, true to his distinctive style, is set in the austere and haunting landscape and shoreline of the author's native county, Donegal, Ireland. Love and death appear as the inescapable enigmas of being in the world.

The Red Men is rich in vocabulary, in the particularities of daily life, and in various surprising areas of arcane lore.

297 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Patrick McGinley was born in 1977 in Brussels. He grew up in Munich and studied Film in New York. While working in Germany as a filmmaker, he wrote his first novel ‘Das Bootshaus’. In 2019 he co-wrote the first season of the Mexican smash-hit TV comedy ‘El juego de las llaves’ for Amazon Prime and Pantaya.

He currently lives in Dublin.

(From the author's website)

Reviews

[Tom Romig]

Sharply drawn and often quirky characters, compelling family drama, a strong and haunting sense of place, a dark yet satisfying plot, consistently fine writing, and relentlessly wicked humor. That is to say, Patrick McGinley at his reliably consistent excellence.

[Andrew Edward Bailey]

Every place has it's own flavours.

In his smart novel McGinley shows a place I wish to visit. A people I want to meet. The prose he uses to suggest the surroundings sent my imagination on a journey of refreshing relaxation.

The story only held one surprise for me, delivered in a rather disappointing manner but, as uncomplicated as the book is, it more than makes up for it with an enthusiasm for texture, wit and pleasure.