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Two Pints
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Two Pints
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Roddy Doyle
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:96 | Dimensions(mm): Height 204,Width 135 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780224097819
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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Imprint |
Jonathan Cape Ltd
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Publication Date |
1 November 2012 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A collection of sublimely funny dialogues inspired by a year's worth of news. Two men meet for a pint in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat, set the world to rights, take the piss. They talk about their wives, their kids, their kids' pets, their football teams and - this being Ireland in 2011-12 -about the euro, the crash, the presidential election, the Queen's visit. But these men are not parochial or small-minded; one of them knows where to find the missing Colonel Gaddafi (he's working as a cleaner at Dublin Airport); they worry about Greek debt, the IMF and the bondholders ( whatever they might be); in their fashion, they mourn the deaths of Whitney Houston, Donna Summer, Davy Jones and Robin Gibb; and they ask each other the really important questions like 'Would you ever let yourself be digitally enhanced?' Inspired by a year's worth of news, Two Pints distils the essence of Roddy Doyle's comic genius. This book shares the concision of a collection of poems, and the timing of a virtuoso comedian.
Author Biography
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of nine acclaimed novels, 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.
ReviewsIt deploys obscenity with nothing short of comic genius -- Tom Sutcliffe * Independent * It's so funny that I could read it over and over, and it will probably end up in the smallest room (really it's that good). -- Kate Saunders * SAGA *
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