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Fall Guy
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781915629593
Publisher: Dedalus Press
Published: Nov 3 2026
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Religious belief and religious practice, the blindness of absolute faith, and, in its many and various incarnations, the fall from grace - all find their way into the latest collection of poems by Cork-born Gerry Murphy, a poet of wit and irreverence whose stunning frame of reference (from world classics, to history and politics, to the work of his fellow poets) masks a shallow, smart-alecky, throwaway cynicism (Eh, hang on, maybe that should be the other way around - Ed.) Fall Guy, as perhaps all poetry books should, ends with a nod to Beckett and starts with a bang on the head.
Murphy's hilarious existential angst seems more relevant than ever during lockdown.-Martina Evans, The Irish Times
... a thrilling and provocative master of poetic monologue and social commentary. - Thomas McCarthy
... a great maverick genius of a poet. - Brendan O'Connor, Sunday Independent
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