The Emperor of Ice-Cream (novel)
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The Emperor of Ice-Cream, published in 1965, is an coming-of-age novel
by Northern Irish
-Canadian
writer Brian Moore
. Set in Belfast
in 1939, it tells the story of school-leaver Gavin Burke, who joins the ARP
against the wishes of his Irish Catholic and anti-British father.
The novel's title is taken from Wallace Stevens
' poem "The Emperor of Ice-Cream
".
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Northern Irish
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
-Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
writer Brian Moore
Brian Moore (novelist)
Brian Moore was a Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter who emigrated to Canada and later lived in the United States. He was acclaimed for the descriptions in his novels of life in Northern Ireland after the Second World War, in particular his explorations of the inter-communal divisions of The...
. Set in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
in 1939, it tells the story of school-leaver Gavin Burke, who joins the ARP
Arp
-People:* Halton Arp , American astronomer* Jean Arp , German-French artist* Sophie Taeuber-Arp , Swiss artist* Axel Rudi Pell , German guitarist-Businesses and organizations:...
against the wishes of his Irish Catholic and anti-British father.
The novel's title is taken from Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens was an American Modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as a lawyer for the Hartford insurance company in Connecticut.His best-known poems include "Anecdote of the Jar",...
' poem "The Emperor of Ice-Cream
The Emperor of Ice-Cream
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