Eureka Street by Robert Mcliam Wilson
Eureka Street is a story of Belfast in the 1990s, six months before and after another ceasefire. It is the story of Chuckie Lurgan, fat, Protestant and poor, who suddenly becomes wealthy by various legal but immoral means; and of Jake Jackson, Catholic reformed tough guy, who has been abandoned by his English girlfriend and is looking for love. Meanwhile the strange letters 'OTG' start appearing on walls and paving stones throughout the city.
Stylish, funny, black and memorable * Irish Times *
Shocking and reassuring, visceral and alive with the majesty and mystery of the city, Eureka Street cements Wilson's reputation as one of the best writers around * Time Out *
A novel of ambitious scope and compelling power; it marks a new level of accomplishment in an already formidable writer * Times Literary Supplement *
What is most striking is McLiam Wilson's range: tragedy, comedy, realism, absurdism and refreshing political insightI am staggered by McLiam Wilson's scope * The Times *
A sane, moving and often very funny satire directed against the establishment of terror. In the face of arbitrary, violent death and genocidal conflict, Wilson celebrates humanity...he offers us no solutions, but shows us our best and our worst with a redemptive tenderness and common sense * Scotsman *
Shocking and reassuring, visceral and alive with the majesty and mystery of the city, Eureka Street cements Wilson's reputation as one of the best writers around * Time Out *
A novel of ambitious scope and compelling power; it marks a new level of accomplishment in an already formidable writer * Times Literary Supplement *
What is most striking is McLiam Wilson's range: tragedy, comedy, realism, absurdism and refreshing political insightI am staggered by McLiam Wilson's scope * The Times *
A sane, moving and often very funny satire directed against the establishment of terror. In the face of arbitrary, violent death and genocidal conflict, Wilson celebrates humanity...he offers us no solutions, but shows us our best and our worst with a redemptive tenderness and common sense * Scotsman *
Robert McLiam Wilson was born in Belfast in 1964. He is the author of three novels, including Ripley Bogle, Manfred's Pain and Eureka Street. In 2003, he was named as one of Granta Magazine's "Best of Young British Novelists."
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749396725 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749396725 |
| Title | Eureka Street |
| Author | Robert Mcliam Wilson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1997-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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