This novel, McGahern's first, is a tragicomedy centred on a lonely woman who marries into the enclosed Irish village of her upbringing. The children are not hers, her husband is straining to escape the servile security of the police force, and her life seems to be losing all sense of purpose.
Used availability for John McGahern's The Barracks
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Hardback Editions
December 1997 : Hardback
| Title: The Barracks (Faber Library) Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-571-19298-X / 978-0-571-19298-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1966 : Hardback
| Title: The Barracks Author(s): John McGahern Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
December 1963 : Hardback
| Title: The Barracks Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-571-06812-X / 978-0-571-06812-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
December 2019 : Paperback
| Title: Barracks Author(s): John Mcgahern ISBN: 0-14-028050-2 / 978-0-14-028050-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Paperbacks Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Barracks Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-571-22565-9 / 978-0-571-22565-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2003 : Paperback
| Title: Barracks Author(s): John McGahern Publisher: FABER & FABER Availability: Amazon More details... |
December 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Barracks Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-14-200425-1 / 978-0-14-200425-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2000 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Barracks (Faber Fiction Classics) Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-571-20372-8 / 978-0-571-20372-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1998 : Paperback
| Title: The Barracks Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-571-11990-5 / 978-0-571-11990-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1977 : Paperback
| Title: The Barracks Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-7043-3171-3 / 978-0-7043-3171-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Quartet Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
October 1969 : Unknown
| Title: Barracks, The Author(s): John McGahern ISBN: 0-586-02135-3 / 978-0-586-02135-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Panther Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1969 : Unknown
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1966 : Unknown
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1964 : Unknown
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1963 : Unknown
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1963 : Unknown
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1963 : Unknown
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