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Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Roddy Doyle
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Description for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Paperback. Paddy Clarke is ten years old. Paddy Clarke lights fires. Paddy Clarke's name is written in wet cement all over Barrytown, north Dublin. Paddy Clarke's heroes are Father Damien (and the lepers), Geronimo and George Best. Paddy Clarke has a brother called Francis, but Paddy calls him Sinbad and hates him because that's the rule. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
*A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOKER PRIZE GEM*
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 1993
Paddy Clarke is ten years old.
Paddy Clarke lights fires. Paddy Clarke's name is written in wet cement all over Barrytown. Paddy Clarke's heroes are Father Damien (and the lepers), Geronimo and George Best. Paddy Clarke knows the exact moment to knock a dead scab from his knee. Paddy Clarke hates his brother Francis because that’s the rule. Paddy Clarke loves his Ma and Da, but it seems like they don't love each other, and Paddy wants to understand, but can't.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099530398
SKU
V9780099530398
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van and Smile, two collections of short stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
Reviews for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Funny, warm and enriching.
Alan Davies
Daily Express
Funny, warm and enriching.
Alan Davies
Daily Express
Truthful, hilarious, painfully sad
Spectator
Gloriously triumphant...confirms Doyle as the best novelist of his generation
Literary Review
It is 1968. Paddy Clarke is ten years old, breathless with discovery. He reads with a child's ... Read more
Alan Davies
Daily Express
Funny, warm and enriching.
Alan Davies
Daily Express
Truthful, hilarious, painfully sad
Spectator
Gloriously triumphant...confirms Doyle as the best novelist of his generation
Literary Review
It is 1968. Paddy Clarke is ten years old, breathless with discovery. He reads with a child's ... Read more