The Trick of the Ga Bolga
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Trick of the Ga Bolga
By (Author) Patrick McGinley
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Reader
18th July 2013
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
326
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
373g
Description
Set against World War II, this is a tragi-comic tale of an Englishman who tries to start a potato farm in rural Ireland, and is mistaken for a hero by the locals - with bizarre consequences, escalating to accidental death, suicide, and murder. "McGinley's story is by turns funny and ferocious. His characters live. His dialogue rings true. His world is as real as the book in your hand" - The Washington Post
Reviews
McGinley's story is by turns funny and ferocious. His characters live. His dialogue rings true. His world is as real as the book in your hand. * The Washington Post *
Author Bio
Patrick McGinley (1937 - present) is an Irish novelist, born in Glencolumbkille, Ireland. After teaching in Ireland, McGinley moved to England where he pursued a career as a publisher and author. His strongest literary influence is his Irish predecessor; author Flann O'Brien, who McGinley emulates most noticeably in his novel The Devil's Diary. McGinley is the author of eight novels including: Goosefoot (1983) Foggage (1983) The Trick of the Ga Bolga (1986) and most recently The Lost Soldier's Song (1994).
