New Releases by John McGahern

Dans ce roman, McGahern nous conte la destinée d''un poète raté qui écrit des récits pornographiques pour gagner de quoi vivre. Résumé ainsi, le roman de McGahern peut sembler très sombre, ce qu''il est d''ailleurs à certains moments, d''une intensité remarquable ; mais il faut évoquer aussi la verve et l''humour de l''auteur qui, sous les dehors d''une écriture simple, nous livre l''insolent portrait d''un faux poète et d''un faux pornocrate. C''est une histoire terrible et redoutable comme seuls les Irlandais peuvent encore en raconter. Bernard Géniès Le Monde, janvier 1982

Those who have called John McGahern a modern Chekhov are struck by his ability to transform commonplace experiences into moments of epiphany. In “Parachutes,” the narrator reels in the aftermath of a breakup with the woman he loves; “Oldfashioned” isthe story of Johnny, a country boy oddly drawn to the elderly English couple for whom he represents the son they lost in the War; and in “Eddie Mac” and “The Conversion of William Kirkwood,” a wealthy family and its hired help learn that the relationship of master and servant is the most enduring relationship of all. In High Ground, John McGahern displays all of his acclaimed mastery, and both deepens and extends the world of his generous imagination.

Moran, un padre solitario, ha educado a sus hijos en el temor de Dios y el orden de la familia. La boda de Moran con Rose Brady da un nuevo espíritu al hogar. La joven esposa y sus tres hijastras van gestando un privado complot.

La simple anecdote ne suffit pas pour évoquer le parfum subtil et pénétrant des nouvelles de John Mc Gahern. Dire qu''un prêtre se penche sur son passé, qu''une femme s''isole en Espagne pour écrire sur Tchekhov ou que des clochards président à l''échec d''un couple, c''est trahir le style inimitable avec lequel cet auteur cerne le mystère de la banalité, les détails quotidiens de la vie et de la pensée des gens simples. Au coeur de cet univers se dissimule un sentiment de perte extrême. La conscience irlandaise se déchire entre absence et échec. Mais la force de Mc Gahern, la beauté glaçante de ses histoires de sexe, de mort et de désespérance tiennent à une prose d''une pureté et d''une délicatesse rares.

Michael Moran is an old Irish Republican whose life was forever transformed by his days of glory as a guerrilla leader in the Irish War of Independence. Moran is till fighting—with his family, his friends, and even himself—in this haunting testimony to the enduring qualities of the human spirit.

Paul King, an Irish landowner, is dying; his wife is half his age. He has not allowed his wealth to spread ease or comfort. When he dies, his handsome young workman Paul is urged by a cunning mother to move in on the vulnerable young widow. The Power of Darkness reflects a fallen world. The title is a description of the force that drives it; sexual ignorance and the old fear of famine lead to irrational greed, coupled with the need for redemption.

Analyse : Roman d''amour. Roman du terroir.

Verhalen met als thema de mens die gedesillusioneerd is door te hoge verwachtingen

This adaptation of James Joyce''s short story, The Sisters is set in Dublin in 1915. A young boy, Stephen, thinks about his time with his friend and mentor Father James Flynn, as he comes to terms with the priest''s death. Father Flynn had lived with his sisters, and as Stephen listens to the adult''s conversation, he comes to a new understanding about his friend.