The Guts by Roddy Doyle
He isnt dying, he thinks, but he might be. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle his new thing is finding old bands and then finding the people who loved them enough to pay money for their resurrected singles and albums.
A visceral tragicomedy – as raw and as funny as anything [Doyle’s] written-- Olivia Cole * GQ *
Remarkable, relevant and, surprisingly for a book that’s ostensibly about cancer, joyful. -- Kevin Maher * The Times *
Life-affirming and trimphant * Irish Post *
A fond, comic treat. * Sunday Times *
This is Doyle back in Barrytown and on top form, especially at the festival which closes a glorious book. -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail *
Remarkable, relevant and, surprisingly for a book that’s ostensibly about cancer, joyful. -- Kevin Maher * The Times *
Life-affirming and trimphant * Irish Post *
A fond, comic treat. * Sunday Times *
This is Doyle back in Barrytown and on top form, especially at the festival which closes a glorious book. -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail *
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of ten acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper, and The Van, two collections of short stories, Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents, and most recently, Two Pints, a collection of dialogues. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. The Commitments was adapted into a hit film in the 1990s and is now a West End musical.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224098328 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224098322 |
| Title | The Guts |
| Author | Roddy Doyle |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-08-08 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bord G is Energy Irish Book Awards - Eason Novel of the Year 2013 (UK), Long-listed for I.M.P.A.C. Dublin Award 2015 (UK) |
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