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L'ultima mandria Serie

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

    • 343pagine
    • 13 ore di lettura

    Born in the slums of Dublin in 1902, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing, begging, often cold, always hungry, but a prince of the streets. At 14, he's a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army, fighting for freedom. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and a killer. Then, with his father's wooden leg as a weapon, Henry becomes a republican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a copy killer, an assassin on stolen bike. A historical novel like none before.

    A Star Called Henry1
    3,9

  2. Oh, Play That Thing

    • 352pagine
    • 13 ore di lettura

    On the last page of A Star Called Henry, Henry Smart is on the run from his Republican paymasters after a life of violence. He escapes from Dublin to Liverpool and then to Ellis Island, New York, where Oh, Play That Thing begins. Set in 1924, New York is vibrant and alive. Henry finds work as a handsome man with a sandwich board, cleverly hiding a stash of illegal alcohol for the speakeasies of the Lower East Side. As he hires kids to help him, he draws the attention of local mobsters, prompting him to flee once more, this time to Chicago, a place free from his past. Chicago is wild and new, bursting with music, particularly the exhilarating sounds of Louis Armstrong, a talented trumpeter constrained by racial barriers. The mob controls the music scene, and Armstrong, needing a white ally, chooses Henry. This novel pulsates with energy and invention, its language and rhythms reflecting the music it celebrates. Roddy Doyle's unparalleled vision and ambition shine through, making this work a remarkable triumph that continually surprises.

    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