A Pagan Place
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A deeply immersive work of Irish literary fiction, A Pagan Place chronicles the turbulent coming-of-age of a young girl growing up in rural Ireland during the 1940s. Written entirely in the second person, Edna O'Brien's bold narrative technique pulls the reader into an intimate and unsettling reckoning with memory, shame, desire, and the suffocating weight of Catholic morality. The novel unfolds against the backdrop of a repressive rural community, capturing the rhythms of Irish country life with lyrical precision and simmering emotional intensity. O'Brien — one of Ireland's most celebrated and controversial writers — presents a portrait of female adolescence that is at once tender and harrowing, illuminating the forces that both shape and imprison a young woman's identity. First published in 1970, A Pagan Place stands as a landmark work in Irish women's literature, unflinching in its honesty and remarkable in its narrative daring.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A deeply immersive work of Irish literary fiction, A Pagan Place chronicles the turbulent coming-of-age of a young girl growing up in rural Ireland during the 1940s. Written entirely in the second person, Edna O'Brien's bold narrative technique pulls the reader into an intimate and unsettling reckoning with memory, shame, desire, and the suffocating weight of Catholic morality. The novel unfolds against the backdrop of a repressive rural community, capturing the rhythms of Irish country life with lyrical precision and simmering emotional intensity. O'Brien — one of Ireland's most celebrated and controversial writers — presents a portrait of female adolescence that is at once tender and harrowing, illuminating the forces that both shape and imprison a young woman's identity. First published in 1970, A Pagan Place stands as a landmark work in Irish women's literature, unflinching in its honesty and remarkable in its narrative daring.
