Roddy Doyle has earned a devoted following amongst those who appreciate his sly humor, acute ear for dialogue, and deeply human portraits of contemporary Ireland. The Deportees is Doyle's first-ever collection of short stories, and each tale describes the cultural collision-often funny and always poignant-between a native and someone new to the fast-changing country. From a nine-year- old African boy's first day at school to a man who's devised a test for "Irishness"to the return of The Commitments's Jimmy Rabbitte and the debut of his new multicultural band, Doyle offers his signature take on the immigrant experience in a volume reminiscent of his beloved early novels.
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"There may be a more likable serious writer than Roddy Doyle, but you''d have to prove it to me."
-Los Angeles Times
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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.
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Roddy Doyle is the author of eight novels, a collection of stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir of his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. He lives and works in Dublin.
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Laugh out loud!,
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This review is from: The Deportees: and Other Stories (Paperback)
I have not finished the stories, but the first story has me laughing out loud. I am listening to it on CD narrated with a wonderful brogue. I just hope I don't have an accident while laughing at the clever lines. The author is outside the story, but makes you feel you can read the minds of the characters. There is some profanity, but slipped in hilariously. I hope the rest of the stories match the first.Try it and write your review.
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Not Satisfied-Pages missing,
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I am totally disgusted with my purchase of Deportees and Other stories. I go to class and realize that the book doesn't have the first 70 pages and the last 20 pages.Please specify this next time instead of trying to cover it up!
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