High Ground: Stories

by John McGahern

Book Overview

Those who have called John McGahern a modern Chekhov are struck by his ability to transform commonplace experiences into moments of epiphany. In "Parachutes," the narrator reels in the aftermath of a breakup with the woman he loves; "Oldfashioned" isthe story of Johnny, a country boy oddly drawn to the elderly English couple for whom he represents the son they lost in the War; and in "Eddie Mac" and "The Conversion of William Kirkwood," a wealthy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140177086
• ISBN13: 9780140177084
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.0"