Fergus (novel)
 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Brian Moore |
|---|---|
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 9780030853197 |
| Preceded by | I Am Mary Dunne (1968) |
| Followed by | The Revolution Script (1971) |
Fergus, a novel by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore, was published in 1970, in the United States by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. It tells the story of Fergus Fadden, a 39-year-old Irish-born writer living in California, who is haunted by ghosts from his past, including that of his father.[1]
Moore's biographer, Patricia Craig, described it as "wholly original, and singularly diverting".[2] Jo O'Donoghue says that, in Fergus, "Moore carries the theme of family influence to an extreme conclusion".[3] George Woodcock, reviewing the novel for the quarterly journal Canadian Literature, said: "Fergus's nightmare is never less than convincing. The novel that bears his name is a masterpiece of the best kind of fantasy".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Henry, Liam (April 2001). "Brian Moore: Novelist In Search Of An Irish Identity". The Contemporary Review. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ Craig, Patricia (2002). Brian Moore: A Biography. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 978-0747560043.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Jo (1991). Brian Moore: A Critical Study. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-0-7735-0850-7.
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- ^ Woodcock, George (Summer 1971). "A Matter of Loyalty". Canadian Literature: a quarterly of criticism and review (49): 81–83. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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