- Patrick McGinley
Patrick McGinley (1937 - present) 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, authorFlann O'Brien , who McGinley emulates most noticeably in his novel "The Devil's Diary". 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. ]Bibliography
McGinley's novels include:
*"Bogmail" (1978)
*"Foxprints" (1982)
*"Goosefoot" (1983)
*"Foggage" (1983)
*"The Trick of the Ga Bolga" (1986)
*"The Devil's Diary" (1988)
*"The Lost Soldier's Song" (1994)References
External links
* [http://www.irishwriters-online.com/patrickmcginley.html Irish Writers Online: Patrick McGinley]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E7DA1738F936A15751C1A965948260&scp=1&sq=%22Patrick+McGinley%22&st=nyt New York Times review of Foggage]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506EFDE1139F933A15753C1A963948260&scp=4&sq=%22Patrick+McGinley%22&st=nyt New York Times review of Foxprints]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E1D71138F934A1575AC0A964948260&scp=5&sq=%22Patrick+McGinley%22&st=nyt New York Times review of Goosefoot]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400E3DB1738F932A15754C0A963948260&scp=2&sq=%22Patrick+McGinley%22+-Commissioner+Ga+Bolga&st=nyt New York Times review of The Trick of the Ga Bolga]
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