The Dead Republic
$33.65
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2011
Summary
A magnificent, epic novel that explores the history of modern Ireland - the sequel to the bestselling A Star Called Henry and Oh, Play That Thing.
We last saw Henry Smart, his leg severed in an accident with a railway boxcar, crawl into the Utah desert to die - only to be discovered by John Ford, who’s there shooting his latest Western.
The Dead Republic opens in 1951. Henry is returning to Ireland for the first time since his escape in 1922. With him are the stars of Ford’s l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099546894 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099546892 |
| Author: | Roddy Doyle |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Vintage Books |
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Critics Review
Brilliant * Mail on Sunday *Told with pace and verve and bitter, black humour… Magnificent * Financial Times *Doyle’s tenth novel might be called The Dead Republic, but its vision of what Smart calls “the green thing” is as alive as any he has given us * Independent on Sunday *There is lovely, brutal detail, as well as a grand swoop over the timeline of Ireland and America, just like the kind of film they just don’t make anymore * Financial Times *This is Ireland’s most famous living writer tackling one of the most crucial periods in history * Guardian *
About The Author
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van and Smile, two collections of short stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
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