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John the Revelator by Murphy, Peter is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is John the Revelator about?
Already fast becoming a classic among coming-of-age tales, John the Revelator has garnered praise from Nick Laird, Colm Tóibín, Roddy Doyle, and John Boyne, and is a critical darling in the U.K. This is the story of John Devine—stuck in a small town in the otherworldly landscape of southeastern Ireland, worried over by his single, chain-smoking, Bible-quoting mother, Lily, and spied on by the “neighborly" Mrs. Nagle. When Jamey Corboy, a self-styled Rimbaudian boy wonder, arrives in town, John's life suddenly seems full of possibility. His loneliness dissipates. He is taken up by mischief and discovery, hiding in the world beyond as Lily's mysterious illness worsens. But Jamey and John's nose for trouble may be their undoing, and soon John will be faced with a terrible moral dilemma. Joining the ranks of the great novels of friendship and betrayal— A Separate Peace , A Prayer for Owen Meany , and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha...
Who reads John the Revelator?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Murphy, Peter
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780547336909
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.24 / 5 (63 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13