The Trick of the Ga Bolga Patrick McGinley

Name: The Trick of the Ga Bolga By Patrick McGinley
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It's P.G.Wodehouse meets Carl Jung with knives drawn.

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The Trick of the Ga Bolga by Patrick McGinley

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.

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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 *

About Patrick McGinley

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).

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ISBN 13

9781448209545

ISBN 10

1448209544

Title

The Trick of the Ga Bolga by Patrick McGinley

Author

Patrick McGinley

Condition

New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Year published

2013-07-18

Number of pages

326

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