'If you're looking for this century's Ulysses, look no further' - Observer
'Wildly original' - Times Literary Supplement
Dan Fogarty is visiting his seventy-year-old sister Una, who is living in a care home in Margate. Una has dementia, but she is still able to recall her youth, spent in a hippie commune in South London. A picture of their family's history begins to emerge; the Fogartys were evicted from their home of Currabawn in Ireland in the 1950s, and both Dan and Una have been haunted by this forced exile.
A sprawling, dazzlingly inventive novel in verse, Poguemahone cements McCabe's status as one of Ireland's greatest writers.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
| ISBN: | 9781037404382 |
| Publication date: | 10th September 2026 |
| Author: | Patrick McCabe |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 624 pages |
| Series: | Picador Collection |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
'If you're looking for this century's Ulysses, look no further' - Observer
'Wildly original' - Times Literary Supplement
Dan Fogarty is visiting his seventy-year-old sister Una, who is living in a care home in Margate. Una has dementia, but she is still able to recall her youth, spent in a hippie commune in South London. A picture of their family's history begins to emerge; the Fogartys were evicted from their home of Currabawn in Ireland in the 1950s, and both Dan and Una have been haunted by this forced exile.
A sprawling, dazzlingly inventive novel in verse, Poguemahone cements McCabe's status as one of Ireland's greatest writers.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
Poguemahone features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Poguemahone is available in Paperback, Ebook
Poguemahone was written by Patrick McCabe and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Poguemahone has 624 pages
Yes it is part of Picador Collection series
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