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The Barracks

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The first novel by John McGahern, originally published in 1963. Elizabeth Regan, after years of freedom - and loneliness - marries into the enclosed Irish village of her upbringing. Moving between tragedy and savage comedy, desperation and joy, The Barracks is a novel of haunting power.

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The Barracks, John McGahern

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2009
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Language
English
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Released
2009
Format
Paperback
Pages
232
ISBN10
0571248829
ISBN13
9780571248827
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The first novel by John McGahern, originally published in 1963. Elizabeth Regan, after years of freedom - and loneliness - marries into the enclosed Irish village of her upbringing. Moving between tragedy and savage comedy, desperation and joy, The Barracks is a novel of haunting power.