The Hard Life

Two orphaned boys, Manus and Finbarr, descend into the house of the disputatious Mr. Collopy. This is a tale of growing up in the midst of eccentricity: of Mr. Collopy''s mysterious humanitarian work on behalf of women; of his progressive-sounding (and often blasphemous) arguments with his priest, Father Fahrt. Manus quickly proves himself a master of business, teaching people by post to walk the tightrope in Edwardian Dublin. He soon dispatches Collopy on a trip to Rome, seeking relief from the unexpected effects of his eldest charge''s attempts at pharmaceuticals. Finbarr, meanwhile, watches and waits, a young boy with only the foggiest notion of the world he is describing...

Product details

• Authors: Flann Brien, O&apos, Flann O'Brien
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2003
• EAN: 9781903650592
• ISBN: 978-1-903650-59-2
• No. of pages: 149
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Pocket Paperbacks; Pocket Paperbacks
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Irische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary