Patrick McGinley
Patrick McGinley (born 1937) 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. Among his strongest literary influences is his Irish predecessor, author Flann O'Brien, who McGinley emulates most noticeably in his novel The Devil's Diary.[1]
Bibliography
McGinley's novels include:
- Bogmail (1978)
- Foxprints (1982)
- Goosefoot (1983)
- Foggage (1983)
- The Trick of the Ga Bolga (1986)
- The Red Men (1987)
- The Devil's Diary (1988)
- The Lost Soldier's Song (1994)
References
- ↑ Shea, Thomas F. "Patrick McGinley's Impressions of Flann O'Brien: The Devil's Diary and At Swim-Two-Birds." Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Summer, 1994), pp. 272-281.
External links
- Irish Writers Online: Patrick McGinley
- New York Times review of Foggage
- New York Times review of Foxprints
- New York Times review of Goosefoot
- New York Times review of The Trick of the Ga Bolga
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