Remembering ‘The Dark’: Fifty Years on From the ‘McGahern Affair’

Authors

Eamon Maher, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Article

Rights

This item is available under a Creative Commons License for non-commercial use only

Disciplines

General literature studies

Publication Details

The Irish Times, 1st September, 2015

Abstract

It is difficult to believe that 50 years have passed since 260 advance copies of John McGahern’s second novel, The Dark, were seized by Irish Customs and Excise officers. The Censorship of Publications Board would deem that the novel posed a risk to public morality because of its “indecent or obscene” content.

Recommended Citation

Maher, E. (2015) Remembering ‘The Dark’: Fifty Years on From the ‘McGahern Affair’, The Irish Times, 1st September, 2015.