Roddy Doyle je írsky autor, ktorého diela prenikajú do hlbín ľudskej skúsenosti s citom a humorom. Jeho próza, často zasadená do prostredia Dublinu, skúma zložitosť rodinných vzťahov a spoločenské výzvy s nevšedným jazykom. Doyle majstrovsky zachytáva autentické dialógy a vnútorné svety svojich postáv, čím čitateľom ponúka prenikavý pohľad na život. Jeho schopnosť spojiť surovú realitu s hrejivou empatiou z neho robí nezabudnuteľného rozprávača.
The 1993 Booker Prize winner. Paddy Clarke, a ten-year-old Dubliner, describes his world, a place full of warmth, cruelty, love, sardines and slaps across the face. He's confused; he sees everything but he understands less and less.
A serial novel by 15 of the brightest talents in Irish writing (including Marian Keyes, Pauline McLynn, Gina Moxley and Frank McCourt), telling an elaborate tale of murder, mayhem and literary shenanigans in present-day Dublin. Approximately #1 from every copy sold will go to Amnesty International.
This special edition contains three classic Rover adventures. The stories included are 'The Giggler Treatment', 'Rover Saves Christmas', and 'The Meanwhile Adventures'.
Mr Mack's inventing career has got off to a bad start \- he's been arrested! It's up to Jimmy, Robbie, Kayla and Rover the wonder-dog to: - Rescue Mr Mack from prison - Avoid the orphan catchers - Save the world from an army of stroppy slugs Will they succeed? There's only one way to find out\.
A one-volume edition of the celebrated trio of novels about the Rabbitte family, from the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha The Barrytown Trilogy gathers Roddy’s Doyle’s first three novels into one volume: The Commitments, one of the funniest rock’n’roll novels ever written, about a group of aspiring musicians on a mission to bring soul to Dublin; The Snapper, about the progression of twenty-year-old Sharon Rabbitte’s pregnancy on her family; and The Van, a finalist for the Booker Prize, a tender and hilarious tale of male friendship, midlife crisis, and family life, set during the heady days of Ireland’s brief, euphoric triumphs in the 1990 World Cup.
A talking dog, the Mack children, and the small elf-like Gigglers themselves must try to stop the prank that the Gigglers have mistakenly set in motion to punish Mr. Mack for being mean to his children.
Join Rover the wonder-dog and the eccentric but lovable Mack family as they get into one madcap adventure after the other! The poo is about to hit the shoe... Riotously funny The Times Packed full of bizarre humour, imagination and a whole lot of poo... Bookseller Brilliant Irish Independent
Ženy chcú mužov, čo zarábajú, ženy chcú mužov so zázemím. Koľko žien na úrovni žije s flákačmi v chudobnej štvrti? Nie že by som chcel ženu, respektíve nie na to, aby so mnou žila. Ako spolu vôbec ženy a muži vydržia? Aký to má zmysel? Jediné, čo som naozaj chcel, bola opustená jaskyňa niekde v Colorade, v ktorej by som mal zásoby jedla a pitia na tri roky. Riť by som si umýval pieskom. Bral by som hocičo, naozaj hocičo, čo by ma vytrhlo z tejto nudnej, triviálnej a zbabelej existencie.
From the author of the adult novels "The Commitments" and "The Snapper" comes a beautifully written coming-of-age tale about four generations of women in one family who set out on an unforgettable journey.
Longlisted for the 2015 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Jimmy Rabbitte is back. The man who invented the Commitments back in the eighties is now forty-seven, with a loving wife, four kids ... and bowel cancer. He isn't dying, he thinks, but he might be. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle. On his path through Dublin he meets two of the Commitments - Outspan, whose own illness is probably terminal, and Imelda Quirk, still as gorgeous as ever. This warm, funny novel is about friendship and family, about facing death and opting for life. Includes the short story Jimmy Jazz
