The Confessions of Nipper Mooney

Fiction & Literature
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Author: Ed Kavanaugh ISBN: 9781894294287
Publisher: Creative Book Publishing Publication: May 15, 2001
Imprint: Killick Press Language: English
Author: Ed Kavanaugh
ISBN: 9781894294287
Publisher: Creative Book Publishing
Publication: May 15, 2001
Imprint: Killick Press
Language: English

A swiftly moving narrative that insightfully and often humourously captures the Newfoundland landscape of the 1950s and 60s. The Confessions of Nipper Mooney is in many ways a story of outsiders and exiles - of flickering spirits struggling to contend with the rigours of a shallow education system, an overpowering Catholic Church, and prejudices both overt and insidious. Following the death of his father and a discouraging brush with the supernatural, Nipper Mooney falls under the sway of the eccentric Brendan, a loner and mystic, and becomes fascinated by the inscrutable and silent Paddy Dunne. Later, in a school run by the Christian Brothers, he struggles to maintain his equilibrium as he sorts through the mixed signals of a rigid and often violent school system. The Confessions of Nipper Mooney, full of vivid character portraits and written with a playwright's ear for dialogue, is a compelling story that charts an original course through the beauties and horrors of childhood.

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A swiftly moving narrative that insightfully and often humourously captures the Newfoundland landscape of the 1950s and 60s. The Confessions of Nipper Mooney is in many ways a story of outsiders and exiles - of flickering spirits struggling to contend with the rigours of a shallow education system, an overpowering Catholic Church, and prejudices both overt and insidious. Following the death of his father and a discouraging brush with the supernatural, Nipper Mooney falls under the sway of the eccentric Brendan, a loner and mystic, and becomes fascinated by the inscrutable and silent Paddy Dunne. Later, in a school run by the Christian Brothers, he struggles to maintain his equilibrium as he sorts through the mixed signals of a rigid and often violent school system. The Confessions of Nipper Mooney, full of vivid character portraits and written with a playwright's ear for dialogue, is a compelling story that charts an original course through the beauties and horrors of childhood.

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