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Reviews 'Well-organized, well-written, passionate when needed, and intensely readable... I was thrilled to find so much that is new in Shovlin’s study.' Eamonn Wall, Smurfit-Stone Professor of Irish Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis 'Frank Shovlin elegantly and insightfully weaves a tapestry of allusions and linkages around [McGahern's] work.' Ruth Gilligan, Times Literary Supplement 'This is a smart, convincing, and approachable study. ... Frank Shovlin’s Touchstones gives abundant insights into how this art came about and as such makes for an ideal introduction to the various influences and precedents at play in John McGahern’s impressive fictional world.' Gerald Dawe, Irish University Review

Reviews 'Well-organized, well-written, passionate when needed, and intensely readable... I was thrilled to find so much that is new in Shovlin's study.' Eamonn Wall, Smurfit-Stone Professor of Irish Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis 'Frank Shovlin elegantly and insightfully weaves a tapestry of allusions and linkages around [McGahern's] work.' Ruth Gilligan, Times Literary Supplement 'This is a smart, convincing, and approachable study. ... Frank Shovlin's Touchstones gives abundant insights into how this art came about and as such makes for an ideal introduction to the various influences and precedents at play in John McGahern's impressive fictional world.' Gerald Dawe, Irish University Review

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Frank Shovlin is Professor of Irish Literature in English at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool. He is the editor of The Letters of John McGahern (2021) and is working on McGahern's authorized biography.

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