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Overview
Scenes from a Receding Past constructs the adolescence and early adulthood of Dan Ruttle out of a variety of scenes and reminiscences about his life in Ireland, his time in a Catholic school, his first sexual experiences, and his brother's mental breakdown. Scenes from a Receding Past calls to mind Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man for the protagonist's love-hate relationship with Ireland and the stylistic innovations employed by Higgins.Synopsis
Scenes from a Receding Past constructs the adolescence and early adulthood of Dan Ruttle out of a variety of scenes and reminiscences about his life in Ireland, his time in a Catholic school, his first sexual experiences, and his brother's mental breakdown. Scenes from a Receding Past calls to mind Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man for the protagonist's love-hate relationship with Ireland and the stylistic innovations employed by Higgins.
Book Details
Published
June 1, 2005
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Pages
204
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781564783875