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Atalanta

Fred Johnston

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Description:Fred Johnston of Galway, Ireland, has already established a fine reputation as short story writer (Keeping the Night Watch), poet, and novelist, and his latest weaves Greek mythology (Atalanta and Hippomenes), Handel, and the North of Ireland into a dramatic coming-of-age tale. Set in the fictional town of Ardreagh, a small Protestant fishing village in Northern Ireland, it's the 1960s, and the chill of violence hasn't yet begun. This is the story of adolescence and fantasy, love and death, for a teenager and for a province. The unnamed youthful narrator is fascinated by the music of Handel and a beautiful but enigmatic widow, Atalanta McKinley. The impressionable young man soon comes under her femme fatale spell. At first things seem right, normal, hopeful, but the political and social storm is gathering in the rest of Northern Ireland and violence soon engulfs the small seaside village. The magic spell of music and mythical love is shattered too. Dark and destructive sexual secrets are finally uncovered in the book's intense and gothic conclusion. The tone and theme of Atalanta will remind readers of John McGahern, but Johnston's finely-crafted, quietly flowing prose and sharp imagery reveals a world of illusions and social realities that is all his own.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Atalanta. To get started finding Atalanta, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Fred Johnston of Galway, Ireland, has already established a fine reputation as short story writer (Keeping the Night Watch), poet, and novelist, and his latest weaves Greek mythology (Atalanta and Hippomenes), Handel, and the North of Ireland into a dramatic coming-of-age tale. Set in the fictional town of Ardreagh, a small Protestant fishing village in Northern Ireland, it's the 1960s, and the chill of violence hasn't yet begun. This is the story of adolescence and fantasy, love and death, for a teenager and for a province. The unnamed youthful narrator is fascinated by the music of Handel and a beautiful but enigmatic widow, Atalanta McKinley. The impressionable young man soon comes under her femme fatale spell. At first things seem right, normal, hopeful, but the political and social storm is gathering in the rest of Northern Ireland and violence soon engulfs the small seaside village. The magic spell of music and mythical love is shattered too. Dark and destructive sexual secrets are finally uncovered in the book's intense and gothic conclusion. The tone and theme of Atalanta will remind readers of John McGahern, but Johnston's finely-crafted, quietly flowing prose and sharp imagery reveals a world of illusions and social realities that is all his own.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Atalanta. To get started finding Atalanta, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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