The Commitments
- 164 páginas
- 6 horas de lectura
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 Trilogía de Barrytown Serie
Esta trilogía retrata con humor y perspicacia la vida de la clase trabajadora en un suburbio de Dublín. Sigue el viaje de jóvenes ambiciosos que buscan escapar de lo mundano a través de la música y la cultura. La serie destaca por sus diálogos auténticos, personajes entrañables y una mirada penetrante a la sociedad irlandesa. Es una celebración de la comunidad, los sueños y la resiliencia frente a la adversidad.
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The Snapper
- 216 páginas
- 8 horas de lectura
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
- 319 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
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
- 633 páginas
- 23 horas de lectura
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
- 652 páginas
- 23 horas de lectura
Bevat: De Commitments, De bastaard en De bus
Barrytown trilogie
Bevat de romans: De Commitments . De Bastaard . De Bus - Herziene editie
- 652 páginas
- 23 horas de lectura
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.