Bernard Maclaverty: New Critical Readings

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441137866
• ISBN13: 9781441137869
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"