The Secret World of the Irish Male
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The Secret World of the Irish Male by Joseph O'connor
The author of "Desperadoes" and "Cowboys and Indians" directs his acid humour upon contemporary Irish life at home and abroad. The result is a headlong, love-struck, end-of-millenium, coast-to-coast tour of the frustrations, contraditions and giddying glories of being Irish in the 1990s. Dissecting the cultural icons of our time, from the Taoiseach to the taxi driver, from the kiwi-fruit-flavoured condom to the Kilfenora ceilidh band, and discoursing on everyone from James Joyce to Jesus Christ, from Rolf Harris to Daniel O'Donnell, O'Connor picks his way between sinking pints in London-Irish pubs to pumping iron in Dublin gymnasia. Fear and loathing, pity and terror, country and western, love, rock and rock, and football are all encompassed by these snapshots of modern Irish life.JOSEPH O'CONNOR was born in 1963 and is the author of thirteen books, the most recent of which is the novel Star of the Sea, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. He resides in Dublin, Ireland, with his wife and two sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749395124 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749395125 |
| Title | The Secret World of the Irish Male |
| Author | Joseph O'connor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1995-07-17 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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