Fergus (novel)
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Fergus, a novel
by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore
, was published in 1970, in the United States
by Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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It tells the story of Fergus Fadden, an Irish
-born writer living in California
, who is haunted by ghosts from his past, including that of his father.
(Fergus, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, p. 37)
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore
Brian Moore (novelist)
Brian Moore was a Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter who emigrated to Canada and later lived in the United States. He was acclaimed for the descriptions in his novels of life in Northern Ireland after the Second World War, in particular his explorations of the inter-communal divisions of The...
, was published in 1970, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Holt McDougal is an American publishing company, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, that specializes in textbooks for use in secondary schools. Holt, Rinehart and Winston was a division of Harcourt Education...
.
It tells the story of Fergus Fadden, an Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
-born writer living in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, who is haunted by ghosts from his past, including that of his father.
Quote
"Until now, he had thought that, like everyone else, he exorcised his past by living it. But he was not like everyone else. His past had risen up this morning, vivid, uncontrollable, shouldering into his present."(Fergus, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, p. 37)