A star called Henry

Informationen zum Autor Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels including The Commitments , The Snapper , The Van and Smile , two collections of short stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha . Klappentext 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. 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. Zusammenfassung 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. 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.

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• Authors: Roddy Doyle
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.09.2000
• EAN: 9780099284482
• ISBN: 978-0-09-928448-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Vintage Paperbacks; VINTAGE BOOKS; The Last Roundup; Vintage Paperbacks; The Last Roundup
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Irische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), FICTION / Biographical, 20th Century, Ireland, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Narrative theme: Sense of place