The Deportees: And Other Stories by Doyle, Roddy

The Deportees: and Other Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143114888)

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The Deportees: And Other Stories by Doyle, Roddy

The Deportees: and Other Stories

$22.00
The Deportees: And Other Stories by Doyle, Roddy

The Deportees: and Other Stories

$22.00
Format: Paperback
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Stories that take a new slant on the immigrant experience, from the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

Roddy Doyle has earned a devoted following amongst those who appreciate his sly humor, acute ear for dialogue, and deeply human portraits of contemporary Ireland. The Deportees is Doyle's first-ever collection of short stories, and each tale describes the cultural collision-often funny and always poignant-between a native and someone new to the fast-changing country. From a nine-year- old African boy's first day at school to a man who's devised a test for "Irishness"to the return of The Commitments's Jimmy Rabbitte and the debut of his new multicultural band, Doyle offers his signature take on the immigrant experience in a volume reminiscent of his beloved early novels.

Author: Roddy Doyle
ISBN-10: 0143114883
ISBN-13: 9780143114888
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2009
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.78h x 5.04w x 0.68d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 02/01/2009 pg. 20
By Roddy Doyle
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Roddy Doyle is an internationally bestselling writer. His first three novels--The Commitments, The Snapper, and the 1991 Booker Prize finalist The Van--are known as The Barrytown Trilogy. He is also the author of the novels Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (1993 Booker Prize winner), The Woman Who Walked into Doors, and A Star Called Henry, and a non-fiction book about his parents, Rory & Ita. Doyle has also written for the stage and the screen: the plays Brownbread, War, Guess Who's Coming for the Dinner, and The Woman Who Walked Into Doors; the film adaptations of The Commitments (as co-writer), The Snapper, and The Van; When Brendan Met Trudy (an original screenplay); the four-part television series Family for the BBC; and the television play Hell for Leather. Roddy Doyle has also written the children's books The Giggler Treatment, Rover Saves Christmas, and The Meanwhile Adventures and contributed to a variety of publications including The New Yorker magazine and several anthologies. He lives in Dublin.

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