Prodigals’ Dreams: John McGahern’s That They May Face the Rising Sun

In this article I focus primarily on Irish writer John McGahern’s last novel, That They May Face the Rising Sun (2002) and develop the argument that the parable of the Prodigal Son from the New Testament gospel of Luke offers a way to read McGahern’s novels, an approach secured with his last novel. ...

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Main Author: Margaret Lasch Carroll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses 2008-03-01
Series:Estudios Irlandeses
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Online Access:http://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pdfMargaretLCarroll.pdf