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The Deportees: and Other Stories

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by Roddy Doyle
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Availability:In StockContributor:Roddy DoyleAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2009-01-01Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780143114888ISBN-10:143114883UPC:9780143114888Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), World Literature, LiteraryBook Topic:IrelandSize:7.78 x 5.04 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC3Q30B61A
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780143114888ISBN-10:143114883UPC:9780143114888Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), World Literature, LiteraryBook Topic:IrelandSize:7.78 x 5.04 x 0.68 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC3Q30B61A
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.
Publisher: Penguin Books

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