Scenes from a Receding Past

by Aidan Higgins

Overview

Opening with a quote from Richard Brautigan—"I've been examining half-scraps of my childhood. They are pieces of distant life that have no form or meaning"—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. The second half of the book centers around his relationship with his future wife Olivia, her past, and her former lovers. Calling to mind Joyce's Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man for Dan Ruttle's love-hate relationship with Ireland and the stylistic innovations employed by Higgins, Scenes from a Receding Past is a masterpiece from one of Ireland's greatest contemporary writers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781564783875
Publisher:	Deep Vellum Publishing
Publication date:	06/01/2005
Series:	Irish Literature
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 8.04(h) x 0.61(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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.