That They May Face the Rising Sun
| Author | John McGahern |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Set in | Ireland, 1970s |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
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| LC Class | PR6063.A2176 B9 |
That They May Face the Rising Sun, the sixth and final novel by John McGahern, is a critically acclaimed work, winning the Irish Book Awards in 2003 and earning a nomination for the International Dublin Literary Award. In the United States, the novel was published under the title By the Lake. The novel is a portrait of a year in the life of a rural Irish lakeside community.