Patrick McGinley

Patrick McGinley (born 1937) is an Irish novelist, born in Glencolumbkille, Ireland.^[1]

After teaching in Ireland, McGinley moved to England in the 1960s and settled in Kent. He pursued a career as a publisher and author. Among his strongest literary influences is his Irish predecessor, author Flann O'Brien, who McGinley emulates most noticeably in his novel The Devil's Diary.^[2]

Bibliography

McGinley's novels include:

• Bogmail (1978)
• Foxprints (1982)^[3]
• Goosefoot (1983)^[4]
• Foggage (1983)^[5]
• The Trick of the Ga Bolga (1986)^[6]
• The Red Men (1987)
• The Devil's Diary (1988)
• The Lost Soldier's Song (1994)

References

1. "Patrick McGinley". Irish Writers Online. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.
2. Shea, Thomas F. "Patrick McGinley's Impressions of Flann O'Brien: The Devil's Diary and At Swim-Two-Birds." Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Summer, 1994), pp. 272-281.
3. Sigal, Clancy (20 October 1985). "Murder in Suburbia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
4. Cantwell, Mary (27 September 1982). "Books Of The Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
5. "Siblings in Love". The New York Times. 25 December 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
6. Kenner, Hugh (21 July 1985). "A Deep and Lasting Mayonnaise". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2019.