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Rory and Ita
de Doyle, Roddy
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very Good, Not Price Clipped
- ISBN 10
- 0676975666
- ISBN 13
- 9780676975666
- Librería
-
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
Toronto, Ont.: Knopf Canada, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Canadian First. First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 9; signed by Roddy Doyle on the title page with no inscription; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition.; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve..
Sinopsis
A moving and delightful book' IndependentIta Doyle: 'In all my life I have lived in two houses, had two jobs, and one husband. I'm a very interesting person'Rory & Ita, Roddy Doyle's first non-fiction book, tells - largely in their own words - the story of his parents' lives. They remember every detail of their Dublin childhoods - the people, the politics, idyllic times in the Wexford countryside for Ita, Rory's apprenticeship as a printer. By the time they put down a deposit of two hundred pounds for a house in Kilbarrack, Rory was working as a compositor at the Irish Independent. By the time the first of their four children was born he'd become a teacher, at the School of Printing in Dublin. Kilbarrack began to change, and Ireland too. Through their eyes we see the intensely Catholic society of their youth being transformed into the vibrant, modern Ireland of today. Both are marvellous talkers, so combined with Roddy Doyle's legendary skill in illuminating ordinary experience, Rory & Ita makes for a book of tremendous warmth and humanity.
Reseñas
El Oct 6 2014, The Old Library Bookshop dijo:
I like this book, but I love Rory and Ita. I've long been a fan of Roddy Doyle and now I see that the apple didn't fall far from the tree. The author arranged the book so that his parents, Ita (nee Boylan) and Rory Doyle speak in their own words in alternating chapters, often giving two points of view of a single event. The picture they paint of their families, their marriage, and their country is vivid and endearing. Surprisingly, they speak very little of their most illustrious child, Roddy, and not at all of how his fame affected their lives--the author's choice, I feel sure. The result is that Roddy Doyle has succeeded in painting a loving portrait of a couple who have survived into old age with their love and good humor intact.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Hourglass Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 002891
- Título
- Rory and Ita
- Autor
- Doyle, Roddy
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good, Not Price Clipped
- Edición
- Canadian First
- ISBN 10
- 0676975666
- ISBN 13
- 9780676975666
- Editorial
- Knopf Canada
- Lugar de publicación
- Toronto, Ont.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2002
- Palabras clave
- Biography
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
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- Number Line
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