· A tragicomedy of near-Shakespearean proportions, Foolish Mortals is at once a novel of the mending of a dysfunctional family and a portrait of the 4/5(1). · If it did, I’d probably award Foolish Mortals — Johnston’s most recent novel — three-and-a-half stars: it’s not one of Johnston’s best, although it is by far her most accessible novel. The literary flourishes that characterise most of her books (or the ones that I’ve read so far) are not here, save for one character — Henry — telling his side of the story in the first person, while the rest of the story . Foolish Mortals. by. Jennifer Johnston. · Rating details · ratings · 24 reviews. After Ciara's estranged father almost dies in a car accident, she begins, gingerly, to re-enter his life/5(24).
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Foolish Mortals by Jennifer Johnston at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Foolish Mortals by Jennifer Johnston Shakespearean sleight of hand in middle-class, cosmopolitan Dublin. Patricia Craig. Monday 15 October comments. Article bookmarked. In praise of Jennifer Johnston Irish Times Blook Club: Novelist has chronicled the family across a century of troubled Irish history Wed, , Updated: Wed, ,
Jennifer Johnston was born in Dublin in , but has lived much of her life in Northern Ireland. Dubbed ‘the quiet woman of Irish literature’ (Rosie Cowan, The Guardian, 11 February ), she is often under-appreciated for her low-key and personal stories, although peers such as Roddy Doyle acknowledge her to be one of Ireland’s finest writers. If it did, I’d probably award Foolish Mortals — Johnston’s most recent novel — three-and-a-half stars: it’s not one of Johnston’s best, although it is by far her most accessible novel. The literary flourishes that characterise most of her books (or the ones that I’ve read so far) are not here, save for one character — Henry — telling his side of the story in the first person, while the rest of the story is narrated in the third person. A tragicomedy of near-Shakespearean proportions, Foolish Mortals is at once a novel of the mending of a dysfunctional family and a portrait of the modernizing gradient blending old Ireland into new.
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