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Irish novelist (born 1937)

Patrick McGinley (born 1937) is an Irish novelist, born in Glencolumbkille, Ireland.

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.

Bibliography

McGinley's novels include:

  • Bogmail (1978)
  • Foxprints (1982)
  • Goosefoot (1983)
  • Foggage (1983)
  • The Trick of the Ga Bolga (1986)
  • The Red Men (1987)
  • The Devil's Diary (1988)
  • The Lost Soldier's Song (1994)

References

  1. "Patrick McGinley". Irish Writers Online. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.
  2. 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.
  3. Sigal, Clancy (20 October 1985). "Murder in Suburbia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. Cantwell, Mary (27 September 1982). "Books Of The Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. "Siblings in Love". The New York Times. 25 December 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. Kenner, Hugh (21 July 1985). "A Deep and Lasting Mayonnaise". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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