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A Star Called Henry
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Langbeschreibung
A new edition to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. With an introduction by Roy Foster.
Born in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his weapon, Henry becomes a Republican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike.
Hauptbeschreibung
A new edition to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. With an introduction by Roy Foster.Born in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his weapon, Henry becomes a Republican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike.
Roddy Doylewas born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of eleven acclaimed novels includingThe Commitments,The SnapperandThe Van, two collections of short stories,Rory&Ita,a memoir about his parents, and most recently,The Guts. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 forPaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
Autor*in:
Roddy Doyle
Art:
Digitalprodukt/E-Book (Download)
Sprache :
Englisch
Zeit:
352 S., 0.32 MB
ISBN-13:
9781407017853
Verlag:
VINTAGE DIGITAL
Erscheinungsdatum:
04.09.2008
Erscheinungsjahr:
2008
Ausgabe:
1/2008