High Ground

by John McGahern

Book Overview

Those who have called John McGahern a modern Chekhov are struck by his ability to transform commonplace experiences into moments of epiphany. In "Parachutes," the narrator reels in the aftermath of a breakup with the woman he loves; "Oldfashioned" isthe story of Johnny, a country boy oddly drawn to the elderly English couple for whom he represents the son they lost in the War; and in "Eddie Mac" and "The Conversion of William Kirkwood," a wealthy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670811815
• ISBN13: 9780670811816
• Release Date: February 1987
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.