Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession
Now a major BBC drama. Leonard and Hungry Paul is the story of two friends who ordinarily would remain uncelebrated. It finds a value and specialness in them that is not immediately apparent and prompts the idea that maybe we could learn from the people that we overlook in life. Leonard and Hungry Paul change the world differently to the rest of us: we try and change it by effort and force; they change it by discovering the small things they can do well and offering them to others.
Short listed for The Dalkey Literary Awards 2020;Short listed for The British Book Awards 2020;Short listed for The Society of Authors McKitterick Prize 2020;Short listed for The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the year 2020;Chosen for BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB - March 2019
Rónán Hession is an Irish writer and musician based in Dublin. His debut novel Leonard and Hungry Paul was published by Bluemoose Books in 2019. It was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year, the An Post Irish Book Awards, the British Book Awards, the Books Are My Bag Awards, the Dalkey Literary Prize, the McKitterick Prize, and was longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize. Leonard and Hungry Paul was selected by Dublin City Council as the 2021 One Dublin One Book. It was also chosen by the Sunday Times and the Irish Times as one of the 50 Great Irish Novels of the 21st Century. It has also been added to the Irish secondary schoool curriculum.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910422441 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910422444 |
| Title | Leonard and Hungry Paul |
| Author | Ronan Hession |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bluemoose Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-02-14 |
| Number of pages | 245 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for The British Book Awards -Debut Fiction 2020, Short-listed for The Kerry Group Irish Novel of The Year 2020, Short-listed for The Booksellers Association - Books Are My Bag 2019, Short-listed for The Society of Authors McKitterick Prize 2020, Short-listed for An Post Irish Book Awards - Newcomer of The Year 2019 |
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