The Leavetaking – John McGahern Voordeelprijs

Widely considered one of the greatest Irish writers by readers and critics alike, John McGahern has been called “arguably the most important Irish novelist since Samuel Beckett” ( The Guardian ) whose “spare but luminous prose” ( Chicago Tribune ) is frequently compared to that of James Joyce. In The Leavetaking , McGahern presents a crucial, cathartic day in the life of a young Catholic schoolteacher who, along with his new wife, returns to Ireland after a year’s sabbatical in London. Moving from the earli…