The Deportees

Author: RODDY DOYLE

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  • : 19.95 AUD
  • : 9780143114888
  • : Penguin Books
  • : UNKNOWN
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  • : December 2008
  • : 198mm X 128mm X 17mm
  • : United States
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Barcode 9780143114888
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Description

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.

Reviews

"There may be a more likable serious writer than Roddy Doyle, but you'd have to prove it to me."
-"Los Angeles Times"