Roddy Doyle 16963 - A Star Called Henry
| Schrijver: | Roddy Doyle 16963 |
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| Titel: | A Star Called Henry |
| ISBN: | 9780676972351 |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Uitgever: | Knopf Canada |
| Bijzonderheden: | Goed, 1999, Gekartonneerd met stofomslag, 343p |
| Prijs: | € 15,00 |
| Verzendkosten: | € 4,50 (binnen Nederland) |
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An historical novel like none before it, A Star Called Henry marks a new chapter in Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle's writing. It is a vastly more ambitious book than any he has previously written. A subversive look behind the legends of Irish republicanism, at its centre a passionate love story, this new novel is a triumphant work of fiction. \nBorn in the slums of Dublin in 1902, 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, begging, charming, often cold, always hungry, but a prince of the streets. At fourteen, already six foot two, Henry's in the General Post Office on Easter Monday 1916, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army, fighting for freedom. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian, and, soon, 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, a lover.
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