Brownbread, and War - Softcover

Doyle, Roddy

 
9780749397517: Brownbread, and War

Synopsis

Two plays set in Barrytown, the fictional suburb of Dublin featured in "The Commitments", "The Snapper" and "The Van". In "Brownbread", three young fellas run into trouble when they kidnap a bishop. "War" is set in the world of the pub quiz, where men are men and the questions sting like crazy.

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About the Author

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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ISBN 10:  043620066X ISBN 13:  9780436200663
Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1992
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