This Plague of Souls

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By Mike McCormack

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In This Plague of Souls, Mike McCormack weaves a story of personal introspection and existential challenge. It follows a man who finds himself navigating complex emotions and thoughts upon returning home to face unresolved issues. The narrative delves deep into themes of identity, memory, and the journey to understand one’s place in a changing world.
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You might enjoy this tale if you're drawn to profound explorations of human experience. With its intricate narrative style, it delves into themes of life, death, and the emotional landscapes that connect us all. Fans of thought-provoking literature that combines lyrical prose with a deep sense of empathy may find this an engaging read.

This Plague of Souls

The new novel from the prize-winning author of Solar Bones exploring judgement, penance, loss and recovery

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How do you rebuild the world? How do you put it back together?

Nealon returns to his family home in Ireland for the first time in years, only to be greeted by a completely empty house. No heat or light, no furniture, no sign of his wife or child anywhere. It seems the world has forgotten that he even existed.

The one exception is a persistent caller on the telephone, someone who seems to know everything about Nealon's life, his recent bother with the law and, more importantly, what has happened to his family. All Nealon needs to do is talk with him. But the more he talks, the closer Nealon gets to the same trouble he was in years ago, tangled in the very crimes of which he claims to be innocent.

Part roman noir, part metaphysical thriller, This Plague of Souls is a story for these fractured times, dealing with how we might mend the world and the story of a man who would let the world go to hell if he could keep his family together.

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This Plague of Souls by Mike McCormack is celebrated for its blend of the ordinary with the metaphysical, offering a mix of intimacy and speculative elements. It is praised for its philosophical insights and the meditative exploration of family, fatherhood, and loss. McCormack’s writing is recognised for its brilliance in weaving deep questions into the fabric of everyday life.

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ISBN: 9781838859329

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 313g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Mike McCormack is an award-winning novelist and short story writer from Mayo. His previous work includes Getting it in the Head (1996), Notes from a Coma (2005), which was shortlisted for BGE Irish Novel of the Year, and Forensic Songs (2012). In 1996 he was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for Getting it in the Head and in 2007 he was awarded a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship. In 2016, Solar Bones won the Goldsmiths Prize and was BGE Irish Book of the Year, and in 2017 was longlisted for the Man Booker prize.

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