Nightlines. London: Faber & Faber, 1970. First Edition. Pp, 167. Blue cloth boards in publisher’s dust jacket. A fine bright copy.

McGahern’s debut collection of short stories that cemented his reputation as one of Ireland’s foremost literary voices. His third book, following on from The Barracks & The Dark. 

The twelve stories explore themes of isolation, familial tension, and the quiet disillusionments of rural Irish life.