Although Dalkey Archive did publish two works by Desmond Hogan (A Farewell to Prague, The House of Mourning and Other Stories), this episode covers The Ikon Maker, Hogan’s first novel from 1976, reissued in 2013 by Lilliput Press. Vince and Chad talk about this short, moving book about a woman whose adult son has moved to England and fallen out of touch, about the forthcoming (in 2039?) opera of Finnegans Wake, about Hogan’s disturbing conviction and ensuing disappearance, about the way sexuality is portrayed in The Ikon Maker, and much more.
The next book to be featured in this series is Thresholdby Rob Doyle. (Who also wrote about the reissues of both The Ikon Maker and A Farewell to Prague.)
This episode’s music is “McLeyvier” by Rich Aucoin.
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