New York: Turtle Point Press Books & Co., 1999. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. O'Doherty, is better known, perhaps, as the visual artist and art historian, Patrick Ireland, but it may be that this book, his second novel, shortlisted for the 2000 Booker Prize, is what he will be best remembered for. It is the story of the death of a tiny rural Irish village in 1939 just before World War II, told by the village priest in a deposition not allowed as evidence at his trial. Over the course of a terrible winter, all of the women of child-bearing age in this isolated community die, creating a shameful mystery onlly discovered years later. The story reminded more than one critic of Conrad's novella, "The Heart of Darkness." It is not an easy read but a very rewarding one. Issued without a jacket, in red laminated boards, with a black spine, and with black and white lettering set against a Celtic knot design. A touch of soiling on the text edges, o/w clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. Collectable.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005099
Title: THE DEPOSITION OF FATHER McGREEVY
Author: O'Doherty, Brian
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Issued Without Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
ISBN 10: 1885983395
ISBN 13: 9781885983398
Publisher: Turtle Point Press Books & Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1999
Keywords: MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, IRELAND, RELIGION, PRIESTS, COUNTY KERRY,1939
Bookseller catalogs: Art; Fine Literature; Europe;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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