Patrick McGinley
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Patrick McGinley (born 1937) is an Irish novelist, born in Glencolumbkille, Ireland.[1]
After teaching in Ireland, McGinley moved to England in the 1960s and settled in Kent. He pursued a career as a publisher and author. Among his strongest literary influences is his Irish predecessor, author Flann O'Brien, who McGinley emulates most noticeably in his novel The Devil's Diary.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]McGinley's novels include:
- Bogmail (1978)
- Foxprints (1982)[3]
- Goosefoot (1983)[4]
- Foggage (1983)[5]
- The Trick of the Ga Bolga (1986)[6]
- The Red Men (1987)
- The Devil's Diary (1988)
- The Lost Soldier's Song (1994)
References
[edit]- ^ "Patrick McGinley". Irish Writers Online. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.
- ^ Shea, Thomas F. "Patrick McGinley's Impressions of Flann O'Brien: The Devil's Diary and At Swim-Two-Birds." Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Summer, 1994), pp. 272-281.
- ^ Sigal, Clancy (20 October 1985). "Murder in Suburbia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Cantwell, Mary (27 September 1982). "Books Of The Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Siblings in Love". The New York Times. 25 December 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Kenner, Hugh (21 July 1985). "A Deep and Lasting Mayonnaise". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
