Our Fathers

Hugh Bawn was a modern hero, a dreamer, a man of the people who revolutionized Scotland's residential development after World War II. Now, as he lies dying in one of his own buildings, his grandson Jamie comes home to watch over him. It is Jamie who tells the story of his family, of three generations of pride and delusion, of nationality and strong drink, of Catholic faith and the end of political idealism. It is a tale of darkness amidst the search for Utopia. A poignant and very powerful reclamation of the past, Our Fathers is also a clearsighted and beautifully crafted look at public and personal history.


Author: Andrew O'Hagan
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 01/25/2001
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780156012027
Award: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 02/25/2001 pg. 28

About the Author
O'Hagan, Andrew: -

ANDREW O'HAGAN was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His previous novels have been awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the E. M. Forster Award.