The Commitments
- 164pages
- 6 heures de lecture
En flok unge arbejdsløse fra Dublin beslutter sig til at danne et band, men indbyrdes modsætninger får det hele til at ramle sammen, lige inden den første pladekontrakt er i hus.
La Trilogie de Barrytown Séries
Cette trilogie dépeint avec humour et perspicacité la vie de la classe ouvrière dans une banlieue de Dublin. Elle suit le parcours de jeunes ambitieux qui cherchent à échapper à la routine par la musique et la culture. La série brille par ses dialogues authentiques, ses personnages chaleureux et son regard pénétrant sur la société irlandaise. C'est une célébration de la communauté, des rêves et de la résilience face à l'adversité.
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The Snapper
- 216pages
- 8 heures de lecture
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the follow up to his acclaimed debut novel The Commitments Twenty-year-old Sharon Rabbitte is pregnant. She's also unmarried, living at home, working in a grocery store, and keeping the father's identity a secret. Her own father, Jimmy Sr., is shocked by the news. Her mother says very little. Her friends and neighbors all want to know whose "snapper" Sharon is carrying.In his sparkling second novel, Roddy Doyle observes the progression of Sharon's pregnancy and its impact on the Rabbitte family—especially on Jimmy Sr.—with wit, candor, and surprising authenticity.
The Van
- 319pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Set in a Dublin suburb during the 1990 World Cup, this novel completes a trilogy which began with The Commitments and The Snapper. Jimmy Rabbitte Sr seeks refuge from the vicissitudes of unemployment by joining a friend in running a fish-and-chip van.
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The Barrytown trilogy
- 633pages
- 23 heures de lecture
The Barrytown Trilogy' comprises Roddy Doyle's three popular and acclaimed comic novels - 'The Commitments', which also enjoyed widespread success when adapted for cinema, 'The Snapper', and 'The Van.
Barrytown trilogie
Bevat de titels: De Commitments, De Bastaard, De Bus - druk 4
- 652pages
- 23 heures de lecture
Bevat: De Commitments, De bastaard en De bus
Barrytown trilogie
Bevat de romans: De Commitments . De Bastaard . De Bus - Herziene editie
- 652pages
- 23 heures de lecture
Together in one volume, this book contains Roddy Doyle's trilogy about the Rabbitte family of Barrytown, north Dublin. "The Commitments" was a major film of 1991, "The Snapper" is currently being filmed and "The Van" was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize.