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Langrishe, Go Down
Series: Dalkey Archive Essentials
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An eminently poetic book, Langrishe, Go Down (Higgins's first novel) traces the fall of the Langrishes—a once wealthy, highly respected Irish family—through the lives of their four daughters, especially the youngest, Imogen, whose love affair with a self-centred German scholar resonates throughout the book.
Their relationship, told in lush, erotic, and occasionally melancholic prose, comes to represent not only the invasion and decline of this insular family, but the decline of Ireland and Western Europe as a whole in the years preceding World War II.
In the tradition of great Irish writing, Higgins's prose is a direct descendent from that of James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. Nowhere else is his mastery of the language as evident as in Langrishe, Go Down, which the Irish Times applauded as 'the best Irish novel since At Swim-Two-Birds and the novels of Beckett.'
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The stunning and intense prose of Aidan Higgins in Langrishe, Go Down captivates readers with its meticulous sentence structure, showcasing Higgins as a remarkable writer. The novel's depiction of a decaying mansion is so intricately observed that it draws comparisons to Faulkner's attention to detail, marking it as a noteworthy piece of literature.
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ISBN: 9781628973921
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 February 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 254
About the Author
Aidan Higgins has written short stories, novels, travel pieces, radio plays, and a large body of criticism. A consummate stylist, his writing is lush and complex. His books include Scenes from a Receding Past, Bornholm Night-Ferry, Balcony of Europe, and Langrishe, Go Down, which was adapted for television by Harold Pinter.
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