Sebastian Barry
The Temporary Gentleman
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571276998
- author:
- Sebastian Barry
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 2.1 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry is a poignant and introspective novel about a life lived in the shadows of war and love. In 1957, Jack McNulty sits in his lodgings in Accra, Ghana, writing the story of his life with desperate urgency, as the memories of his past threaten to overwhelm him.
From his experiences as a soldier in World War II to his time as an engineer and a UN observer, Jack's life has been marked by extraordinary events and relationships. At the heart of his narrative is the story of his tempestuous and heartbreaking marriage to Mai Kirwan, a woman who was once the great beauty of Sligo, but whose magnetic presence has also been a source of instability and loss.
This powerful and moving novel is a deeply personal exploration of love, loss, and the human condition, as Jack grapples with the weight of his memories and the fragility of his own sense of identity.
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