Fergus (novel) explained

Fergus, a novel by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore, was published in 1970, in the United States by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.It tells the story of Fergus Fadden, a 39-year-old Irish-born writer living in California, who is haunted by ghosts from his past, including that of his father.^[1]

Moore's biographer, Patricia Craig, described it as "wholly original, and singularly diverting".^[2] Jo O'Donoghue says that, in Fergus, "Moore carries the theme of family influence to an extreme conclusion".^[3] George Woodcock, reviewing the novel for the quarterly journal Canadian Literature, said: "Fergus's nightmare is never less than convincing. The novel that bears his name is a masterpiece of the best kind of fantasy".^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brian Moore: Novelist In Search Of An Irish Identity . Henry, Liam . The Contemporary Review. April 2001. 17 November 2011.
2. Book: Brian Moore: A Biography . . Craig, Patricia . Patricia Craig (writer) . 2002 . London . 203 . 978-0747560043 .
3. Book: Brian Moore: A Critical Study . registration . fergus brian moore. . . Montreal. O'Donoghue, Jo . 1991 . 74–75 . 978-0-7735-0850-7.
4. A Matter of Loyalty . Woodcock, George . George Woodcock . . Summer 1971 . 49 . 81–83 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150702154957/http://canlit.ca/reviews/a_matter_of_loyalty . 2 July 2015. 8 June 2022.