The Anatomy School

Set in Belfast in the late sixties, Bernard MacLaverty's new novel takes us into Martin Brennan's last semester of high school, when he finds old friendships tested and is forced to face the unknown. Before he can become an adult, Martin must unravel the sacred and contradictory mysteries of religion, science, and sex; he must learn the value of friendship; but most of all he must pass his exams--at any cost. Celebrating the desire to speak and the need to say nothing, The Anatomy School moves from the enforced silence of Martin's Catholic school retreat, through the hilarious tea-and-biscuits repartee of his eccentric elders, to the awkward wit and loose profanity of his two friends--the charismatic Kavanagh and the subversive Blaise Foley.

Author: Bernard MacLaverty
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 07/01/2003
Pages: 355
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.64w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780393324570

About the Author
MacLaverty, Bernard: - Bernard MacLaverty is the author of five previous collections of stories and five novels, including Grace Notes, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Midwinter Break, shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Born in Ireland, he now lives in Glasgow, Scotland.