Irish · 1934–2006
John McGahern's "Amongst Women" was shortlisted for the 1990 Booker Prize, centering on a former IRA commander's domination of his family in rural Ireland. The Irish author wrote about post-independence Ireland with attention to the Church's power, the land's claims, and the silences between people. McGahern's work was once banned in Ireland; by his death in 2006, he was recognized as one of his country's greatest writers.