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'''''The Dark''''' is the second novel by [[John McGahern]].
'''''The Dark''''' is the second novel by Irish author, [[John McGahern]].


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The novel tells of an adolescent in rural Ireland, his often strained and complex relationship with his father, and his struggles with his emerging sexuality.
The novel is set in Ireland's rural north-west, and it focuses on an adolescent and his emerging sexuality, as seen through the lens of his strained and often complex relationship with his father, Mahoney.

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The Dark
AuthorJohn McGahern
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherFaber and Faber
Publication date
1965
Publication placeRepublic Of Ireland
Media typePrint (hardback, paperback)
Pages191 pages (paperback)
ISBNISBN 0-571-11991-3 (paperback) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character

The Dark is the second novel by Irish author, John McGahern.


Plot introduction

The novel is set in Ireland's rural north-west, and it focuses on an adolescent and his emerging sexuality, as seen through the lens of his strained and often complex relationship with his father, Mahoney.