The Dead School by Patrick Mccabe
...an explosive comedy with a fanciful spin on afterlife. -Authors Reading
There is no death... only a change in worlds
Tina Crocker is having the best day of her life as she performs at the school's largest talent show. She kills it. Literally. The moment she steps off stage: Tina Crocker croaks and ends up in... Dead School.
Patrick McCabe was born in Ireland in 1955. His novels include Music on Clinton Street, Carn, The Butcher Boy, and Breakfast on Pluto. The latter two were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The Butcher Boy won the Irish Times/Aer Lingus Literature Prize in 1992 and was made into a film, directed by Neil Jordan, in 1997. The film Breakfast on Pluto, also directed by and co-written with Neil Jordan, was released in 2006 to great acclaim. His play Frank Pig Says Hello was published by Methuen Drama in Far From the Land: New Irish Plays in 1998. Patrick McCabe lives in his home town of Clones, County Monaghan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385314206 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385314205 |
| Title | The Dead School |
| Author | Patrick Mccabe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
| Year published | 1995-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 286 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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