The Barracks

Name: The Barracks
Author: John McGahern

by John McGahern

Novel depicting family life in rural Ireland and psychological tensions within household

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John McGahern

Irish novelist and short-story writer whose work is a deep meditation on rural Irish life, loss, and quiet resilience. Amongst Women is considered a masterpiece of Irish literature. His spare, precise prose influenced a generation of Irish writers.

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