The Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments; The Snapper; The Van

Author: Doyle, Roddy

Brand: Penguin Books

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Open market ed

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 640

Release Date: 01-09-1995

Part Number: 9780140252620

Details: Product Description


A one-volume edition of the celebrated trio of novels about the Rabbitte family, from the Booker Prize-winning author o
f Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Look for Roddy Doyle’s new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017
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.


About the Author


Roddy Doyle is an internationally bestselling writer. His first three novels—
The Commitments,
The Snapper, and the 1991 Booker Prize finalist
The Van—are known as
The Barrytown Trilogy. He is also the author of the novels
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (1993 Booker Prize winner),
The Woman Who Walked into Doors, and
A Star Called Henry, and a non-fiction book about his parents,
Rory & Ita. Doyle has also written for the stage and the screen: the plays
Brownbread,
War,
Guess Who's Coming for the Dinner, and
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors; the film adaptations of
The Commitments )as co-writer),
The Snapper, and
The Van;
When Brendan Met Trudy (an original screenplay); the four-part television series
Family for the BBC; and the television play
Hell for Leather. Roddy Doyle has also written the children's books
The Giggler Treatment,
Rover Saves Christmas, and
The Meanwhile Adventures and contributed to a variety of publications including
The New Yorker magazine and several anthologies. He lives in Dublin.

EAN: 9780140252620

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English