A Star Called Henry (signed)

Doyle, Roddy

ISBN 10: 0676972357 / ISBN 13: 9780676972351

Published by Knopf Canada, Toronto, Canada, 1999

About this Item

First printing. Signed by author on title page. Bumped and lightly rubbed on ends of spine and on front lower corner, else near fine. DJ fine. Protected in mylar.

Seller Inventory # 001216

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Star Called Henry (signed)
• Publisher: Knopf Canada, Toronto, Canada
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0676972357
• ISBN 13: 9780676972351
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's
  • Irish

About this title

Synopsis

An historical novel like none before it, A Star Called Henry marks a new chapter in Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle's writing. It is a vastly more ambitious book than any he has previously written. A subversive look behind the legends of Irish republicanism, at its centre a passionate love story, this new novel is a triumphant work of fiction.

Born in the slums of Dublin in 1902, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing, begging, charming, often cold, always hungry, but a prince of the streets. At fourteen, already six foot two, Henry's in the General Post Office on Easter Monday 1916, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army, fighting for freedom. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian, and, soon, a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his weapon, Henry becomes a republican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike, a lover.

About the Author

Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. His first novel, The Commitments, was published to great acclaim in 1987 and was made into a very successful film by Alan Parker in 1991. The Snapper was published in 1990 and has also been made into a film, directed by Stephen Frears. His third novel, The Van, was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize. Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha won the 1993 Booker Prize. His most recent novel is The Woman Who Walked Into Doors. He lives in Dublin.