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John McGahern

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Irish writer (1934-2006)

WritersLived 1934 to 2006 · aged 71

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Languages9

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Aughawillan National School, where John's mother taught until her illness and death in 1944The Barracks, in Cootehall, where McGahern lived from the age of 10The grave of McGahern and his mother SusanJohn McGahern, by Patrick Swift, 1960

Awards 3

1997honorary doctor of the University of Poitiers

Irish PEN Award

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

In their orbit 1

MGSpouseMaddy Green

Connected to John 6

GMGerard McSorleyAlso in The Rockingham Shoot (1987)BHBosco HoganAlso in The Rockingham Shoot (1987)NTNiall TóibínAlso in The Rockingham Shoot (1987)MKMarie KeanAlso in The Rockingham Shoot (1987)JKJohn B. KeaneAlso won Irish PEN AwardACAmérico CastroAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Poitiers

About this person

Category

Writers

Type

Writer / Author

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1934 to 2006 · aged 71

Wikipedia

9 languages

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