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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House of Canada Ltd
Publication date
September 30, 2008
Pages
242
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780676979121
ISBN-10
0676979122
Dimensions
0.50 by 5 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
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$19.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: For his many devoted readers: the first collection of stories from Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle.
For the past few years Roddy Doyle has written stories for Metro Eireann, a magazine by and for immigrants to Ireland. Each of the stories takes a new slant on the immigrant experience, something of increasing relevance and importance in Ireland today. The Deportees now brings those stories together for all of Roddyâs devoted readers, ranging from a terrifying ghost story, âThe Pram,â in which a Polish nanny grows impatient with her chargeâs older sisters and decidesâusing a phrase she has just learntâto âscare them shitless,â to the glorious title story itself, where Jimmy Rabbitte, the man who formed the beloved Commitments, decides itâs time to find a new band, and this time no white Irish need apply. Multicultural to a fault, the Deportees specialize not in soul music, but in the songs of Woody Guthrie.
From the Hardcover edition.
For the past few years Roddy Doyle has written stories for Metro Eireann, a magazine by and for immigrants to Ireland. Each of the stories takes a new slant on the immigrant experience, something of increasing relevance and importance in Ireland today. The Deportees now brings those stories together for all of Roddyâs devoted readers, ranging from a terrifying ghost story, âThe Pram,â in which a Polish nanny grows impatient with her chargeâs older sisters and decidesâusing a phrase she has just learntâto âscare them shitless,â to the glorious title story itself, where Jimmy Rabbitte, the man who formed the beloved Commitments, decides itâs time to find a new band, and this time no white Irish need apply. Multicultural to a fault, the Deportees specialize not in soul music, but in the songs of Woody Guthrie.
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (June 4, 2008); titled "The Deportees And Other Stories: And Other Stories"
9781410407184 | details & prices | 353 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.16 lbs | List price $30.95
About: Book by Doyle, Roddy
About: Book by Doyle, Roddy
from Viking Pr (January 10, 2008)
9780670018451 | details & prices | 242 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Depicts the immigrant experience in contemporary Ireland as reflected in the stories of a father who confronts his prejudices when his daughter brings home a black man, an African boy's first day in a new school, and a nanny who plots against her charge's older sisters.
About: Depicts the immigrant experience in contemporary Ireland as reflected in the stories of a father who confronts his prejudices when his daughter brings home a black man, an African boy's first day in a new school, and a nanny who plots against her charge's older sisters.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (December 30, 2008); titled "The Deportees and Other Stories: And Other Stories"
9780143114888 | details & prices | 242 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Stories that take a new slant on the immigrant experience, from the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha HaWatch for Roddy Doyleâs new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017Roddy Doyle has earned a devoted following amongst those who appreciate his sly humor, acute ear for dialogue, and deeply human portraits of contemporary Ireland.
About: Stories that take a new slant on the immigrant experience, from the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha HaWatch for Roddy Doyleâs new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017Roddy Doyle has earned a devoted following amongst those who appreciate his sly humor, acute ear for dialogue, and deeply human portraits of contemporary Ireland.
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from Random House of Canada Ltd (September 30, 2008)
9780676979121 | details & prices | 242 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $19.95
About: For his many devoted readers: the first collection of stories from Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle.
About: For his many devoted readers: the first collection of stories from Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle.
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