Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
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Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle's Booker Prize-winning novel describes the world of ten-year-old Paddy Clarke, growing up in Barrytown, north Dublin. From fun and adventure on the streets, boredom in the classroom to increasing isolation at home, "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" is the story of a boy who sees everything but understands less and less.
Funny, warm and enriching-- Alan Davies * Daily Express *
Gloriously triumphant...confirms Doyle as the best novelist of his generation -- Nick Hornby * Literary Review *
Truthful, hilarious, painfully sad -- Tom Shone * Spectator *
A superb recreation of childhood -- Dermot Bolger
This is one of the most compelling novels I've read in ages, a triumph of style and perception -- Joseph O' Connor * Irish Times *
Gloriously triumphant...confirms Doyle as the best novelist of his generation -- Nick Hornby * Literary Review *
Truthful, hilarious, painfully sad -- Tom Shone * Spectator *
A superb recreation of childhood -- Dermot Bolger
This is one of the most compelling novels I've read in ages, a triumph of style and perception -- Joseph O' Connor * Irish Times *
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.
SKU | GOR000505095 |
ISBN 13 | 9780749397357 |
ISBN 10 | 0749397357 |
Title | Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha |
Author | Roddy Doyle |
Condition | good |
Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
Year published | 1994-06-01 |
Number of pages | 240 |
Prizes | Winner of Booker Prize 1993 |
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