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Deportees : And Other Stories by Roddy Doyle (2008, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Title: The Deportees: And Other Stories. Number of Pages: 242. Weight: 0.45 lbs. Publication Date: 2009-01-01. Publisher: Penguin Books.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143114883
ISBN-139780143114888
eBay Product ID (ePID)69719150
Product Key Features
Book TitleDeportees : and Other Stories
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicShort Stories (Single Author)
GenreFiction
AuthorRoddy Doyle
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight7.2 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
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ReviewsThere may be a more likable serious writer than Roddy Doyle, but you’d have to prove it to me.” —Los Angeles Times, " The Deportees confirms Doyle's standing as a rare genius of socially conscious literary comedy. . . . His mastery of the ordinary Dubliners' speech informs all these stories and lends them an urgent credibility." --Los Angeles Times "Doyle's short stories rest on the comical limitations--and emotional largess--of his Irish characters. . . . At the same time, they question what it means to be Irish when the face of Ireland has changed. In exploring the theme, Doyle makes sport of everyone." --San Francisco Chronicle "One of the delights of Doyle's work is its fearlessness. . . . In book after book he throws himself into the voices and hearts of his characters. . . . All of these stories are about blended worlds and the problems inherent in that blending, no matter what wealth or luxury a place affords." --The New York Times Book Review , "There may be a more likable serious writer than Roddy Doyle, but you'd have to prove it to me." -Los Angeles Times, "There may be a more likable serious writer than Roddy Doyle, but you''d have to prove it to me." - Los Angeles Times, "There may be a more likable serious writer than Roddy Doyle, but you'd have to prove it to me." - Los Angeles Times, " The Deportees confirms Doyle's standing as a rare genius of socially conscious literary comedy. . . . His mastery of the ordinary Dubliners' speech informs all these stories and lends them an urgent credibility." --Los Angeles Times "Doyle's short stories rest on the comical limitations--and emotional largess--of his Irish characters. . . . At the same time, they question what it means to be Irish when the face of Ireland has changed. In exploring the theme, Doyle makes sport of everyone." --San Francisco Chronicle "One of the delights of Doyle's work is its fearlessness. . . . In book after book he throws himself into the voices and hearts of his characters. . . . All of these stories are about blended worlds and the problems inherent in that blending, no matter what wealth or luxury a place affords." --The New York Times Book Review
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal822/.914
Grade ToUP
SynopsisStories 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., Stories that take a new slant on the immigrant experience, from the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Watch for Roddy Doyle's new novel, Smile , coming in October of 2017 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.
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