Bernard MacLaverty
Subtitle: new critical readings
By: edited by Richard Rankin Russell
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781441137869; 9781441132963; 9781441142689
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; LITERARY CRITICISM / General
Description: "The author of such works as Lamb, Cal, and Grace Notes, Bernard MacLaverty is one of Northern Ireland's leading--and most prolific--contemporary writers. Bringing together leading scholars from a full range of critical perspectives, this is a comprehensive survey of contemporary scholarship on MacLaverty. Covering all of his novels and many of his short stories, the book explores the ways in which the author has grappled with such themes as The Troubles, the Holocaust, Catholicism, and music. Bernard MacLaverty: Critical Readings also includes coverage of the film adaptations of his work"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-187) and index.