The Emperor of Ice-Cream (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | Brian Moore |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher |
McClelland and Stewart (Canada) Viking Press (US) Andre Deutsch (UK) |
Publication date | 1965 |
| Pages | 250 |
| OCLC | 368948 |
| Preceded by | An Answer from Limbo (1962) |
| Followed by | I Am Mary Dunne (1968) |
The Emperor of Ice-Cream is a 1965 coming-of-age novel[1] by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore. Set in Belfast during the Second World War, the book tells the story of 17-year-old Gavin Burke, from a Nationalist Catholic family, who joins the Air Raid Precautions (ARP) over his father's objections.[1] Based in part on Moore's own wartime experiences,[2] he described it as the most autobiographical of his novels.[3] Its title is taken from Wallace Stevens' poem "The Emperor of Ice-Cream".
References
- 1 2 Hicks, Patrick (July–December 1999). "History and Masculinity in Brian Moore's 'The Emperor of Ice-Cream'". The Canadian Journal of Irish Studies 25 (1/2): 400–413.
- ↑ O'Donoghue, Jo (1991). Brian Moore: A Critical Study. Montreal and Kingston: McGill University Press. pp. xii. ISBN 0-7735-0850-3.
- ↑ Craig, Patricia (2002). Brian Moore: A Biography. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 0 7475 6844 8.
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