Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Roddy Doyle
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780749397357
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Vintage Publishing
Imprint Vintage
Publication Date 1 June 1994
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Winner of the 1993 Booker Prize Roddy Doyle's Booker Prize-winning novel describes the world of ten-year-old Paddy Clarke, growing up in Barrytown, north Dublin. From fun and adventure on the streets, boredom in the classroom to increasing isolation at home, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is the story of a boy who sees everything but understands less and less.

Author Biography

Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of eight acclaimed novels and Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.

Reviews

Funny, warm and enriching. -- Alan Davies * Daily Express * Gloriously triumphant...confirms Doyle as the best novelist of his generation -- Nick Hornby * Literary Review * Truthful, hilarious, painfully sad -- Tom Shone * Spectator * A superb recreation of childhood -- Dermot Bolger This is one of the most compelling novels I've read in ages, a triumph of style and perception -- Joseph O' Connor * Irish Times *