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3.0 out of 5 stars
Witty articles and interviews.,
This review is from: The Irish Male at Home and Abroad (Paperback)
Joseph O'Connor is the brother of Sinead O'Connor the Irish singer / songwriter (Lion and Cobra), but is an artist in his own right. His fiction is wild and hilarious and well worth a read. Before he went into fiction he was a newspaper columnist in London and Dublin and this is a collection of interviews and articles edited into book form. As a result they cover a lot of ground and a lot of issues, with some being a little out of date at this stage. However it makes a good book for picking up and reading a couple of pages and putting down again - what some people refer to as toilet reading. The highlight is coverage he did when the Irish played in the Soccer World Cup in USA when he follows a group of inebriated fans through the Disney experience in Florida. Cross cultural limits are exposed as he explores the difference in meaning of the words ride and mickey between Ireland and the USA. Another memorable tale is the Irish beggar in London who is pretending to be a Bosnian -everyone needs an edge these days!
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The Irish Male at Home and Abroad by Joseph O'Connor (Paperback - 1996)
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