The Commitments
- 164pagine
- 6 ore di lettura
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 Trilogia di Barrytown Serie
Questa trilogia ritrae con umorismo e acume la vita della classe operaia in una periferia di Dublino. Segue il percorso di giovani ambiziosi che cercano di sfuggire alla quotidianità attraverso la musica e la cultura. La serie spicca per i suoi dialoghi autentici, i personaggi calorosi e uno sguardo penetrante sulla società irlandese. È una celebrazione della comunità, dei sogni e della resilienza di fronte alle avversità.
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The Snapper
- 216pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
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
- 319pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
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
- 633pagine
- 23 ore di lettura
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
- 652pagine
- 23 ore di lettura
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Barrytown trilogie
Bevat de romans: De Commitments . De Bastaard . De Bus - Herziene editie
- 652pagine
- 23 ore di lettura
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.