Sophisticated Boom Boom by John Kelly
When, miraculously, Thin Lizzy come to town, Declan goes in to the concert in his brown cardigan and emerges wearing a black leather jacket... Sophisticated Boom Boom is a tender, hilarious account of the agonies and absurdities of growing up in a backwater of pebbledash and Space Invaders.
A witty, inventive, exhilarating novel * Guardian *
Wonderful..Very Touching * Elvis Costello *
A universally applicable evocation of male adolescence...and of the gifts that music brings * William Gibson *
Kelly has proved that he is one of Ireland's best emerging talents with a substantial gift for comic writing * Irish News *
Rich in familiar horrors but full of weird surprises * Observer *
Wonderful..Very Touching * Elvis Costello *
A universally applicable evocation of male adolescence...and of the gifts that music brings * William Gibson *
Kelly has proved that he is one of Ireland's best emerging talents with a substantial gift for comic writing * Irish News *
Rich in familiar horrors but full of weird surprises * Observer *
John Kelly was born in 1965 in County Fermanagh. He works as a writer and broadcaster. He is the author of The Little Hammer, published by Cape in 2000. Married with one daughter, he lives in Dublin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099285960 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099285967 |
| Title | Sophisticated Boom Boom |
| Author | John Kelly |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2004-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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