Country: Ireland
Local Name: Éire (in Gaelic)
Title: By the Lake
Author: John McGahern (Irish)
Published: 2002 Pages: 336
Acclaim: A New York Times Notable Book; “Ireland’s finest living fiction writer” – Chicago Tribune; “Ranks with the greatest living Irish writers” – New York Times Book Review
Time Period: Unspecified, but contemporary.
Summary: An intimate, year-long look at the eccentric inhabitants of a traditional Irish farming community and their close ties to the land.
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