The Big Chapel

The Big Chapel
AuthorThomas Kilroy
LanguageEnglish
Subjecthistory, religion
Set inVictorian Ireland
Published1971
PublisherPan Books
Publication placeIreland
Pages232
AwardsGuardian Fiction Prize; Heinemann Prize
ISBN978-0330235518

The Big Chapel is a novel written by Thomas Kilroy that was shortlisted for the 1971 Booker Prize and recipient of the Guardian Fiction Prize (also 1971) as well as the Heinemann Prize.[1]

Plot

The Big Chapel – part of the Liberties Revival series – centres on an infamous clerical scandal in Victorian Ireland. Within this story comes the ideas of humanity and ideology, taking a detailed look at the community and depicting life in Ireland with a focus on history and folklore in the region. It is a book that looks at how state education is received in nineteenth-century Ireland.

At times, the book is humorous, at other times tragic. The main character, Father Lannigan, struggles with his revolution, while Master Scully is stuck with too many choices. And then there is Horace Percy Butler and the landlord and amateur scientist who presents a whole tragic comic character.[1]

The major themes in The Big Chapel centre on humanity, ideology, power and religion, depicted through tragic comedy. The novel is about community and dealing with choice. It is littered with one man being forced to make a choice set in historic Ireland.

Awards

The Big Chapel was nominated for the Booker Prize in 1971 and won the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Heinemann Prize.

Acclaim

In February 2008, Kilroy was presented with the PEN Ireland Cross Award for his contribution to literature.[2]

According to Brian Friel, in The Guardian, "…what will keep it permanently vital will be the response it evokes once more from its astonished and grateful readers".[3] Tony Messenger describes the book as "a complex but rewarding work". He adds that it is an "extremely well researched novel about dogma, rigidly sticking to one's views, character definition and the little complexities in life".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Big Chapel (Revival) Hardcover – June 10, 2014". Amazon. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Thomas Kilroy". Faber. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Thomas Kilroy". Ricorso. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ^ Messenger, Tony. "Tony Messenger -1971 Shortlist - The Big Chapel - Thomas Kilroy". The Complete Booker. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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