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Questa saga epica segue la tumultuosa vita di un ribelle attraverso momenti cruciali della storia irlandese. Dalle strade difficili di Dublino alla lotta per la libertà, la narrazione esplora sacrifici personali e moralità complesse nel cuore di una rivolta nazionale. Assisti a un viaggio dall'infanzia in orfanotrofio a icona della resistenza, dove amore e lealtà affrontano una pressione implacabile. È una potente storia di identità, tradizione e ricerca del proprio posto in un mondo definito dal conflitto.

The Dead Republic
Oh, Play That Thing
A Star Called Henry

Ordine di lettura consigliato

  1. A Star Called Henry

    Schulausgabe für das Niveau B2, ab dem 6. Lernjahr. Ungekürzter englischer Originaltext mit Annotationen

    • 351pagine
    • 13 ore di lettura

    Der Name Henry Smart steht für eine untergegangene Welt, deren Legenden und Mythen bis heute die irische Seele berühren und das Stadtbild Dublins prägen. Irgendwo zwischen einem übermächtigen Sternenhimmel und den düsteren Kanälen der Stadt muss der kleine Henry in einem Dubliner Armenviertel das Leben und die Liebe lernen. Schließlich pfeift er auf alles, was anderen heilig ist: Himmel und irische Erde, Kirche und Wahrheit, Familie, Ehre und Bildung, Hunger und Krieg, Macht und Angst, Leben und Tod. Abiturempfehlung zum Themenbereich Ireland

    A Star Called Henry1
    3,9

  2. Oh, Play That Thing

    • 384pagine
    • 14 ore di lettura

    On the last page of the first volume of The Last Roundup trilogy, Henry Smart is on the run from his Republican paymasters after committing murder and mayhem. He flees from Dublin to Liverpool and then to Ellis Island, New York. The story picks up in 1924, where New York is at the center of the universe. Henry, now a handsome man with a sandwich board, also carries a stash of hooch for the Lower East Side's speakeasies. As he hires kids to help him, he attracts the attention of local mobsters, prompting him to escape to Chicago. In Chicago, Henry finds a fresh start, free from his past. The city is vibrant, and the music is alive, particularly the furious sounds of Louis Armstrong, whose talent is overshadowed by the limitations imposed on him due to his race. The mob controls the stages, and Armstrong, a prisoner of his circumstances, needs a white man to help him. He chooses Henry Smart. This novel bursts with energy and creativity, featuring language and rhythms that mirror the music it celebrates. Roddy Doyle's unparalleled vision and ambition shine through, making this work a remarkable triumph.

    Oh, Play That Thing2
    3,2

  3. The Dead Republic

    • 336pagine
    • 12 ore di lettura

    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 Republic3
    3,5