A Star Called Henry by Doyle, Roddy - 2000-01-01

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: Random House of Canada, Limited, 2000. Soft cover. Fine. Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author pp.342. Born into the slums of Dublin at the beginning of the 20th c. Henry Smart grows up fast. clean tight copy yellow sticker on front-autographed by author-minuscule edgewear.

Random House of Canada, Limited, 2000. Paperback. Good. Slightly creased cover. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Soiling on the side. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.

Vintage Canada. Used - Good. Bargain Book!

Vintage Canada. Used - Good.

Vintage Canada. Very Good+. 2000. Paperback. 0676973175 . Trade Paperback in Very Good++ condition. A solid binding with a bright, unmarked text. Light spine creasing, with moderate cover wear. "On a broad canvas that takes us from the turn of the century, he paints a passionate love story that is also a vivid political saga and a subversive look behind the legends of Irish republicanism. Its protagonist is Henry Smart, son of a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores. As soon as he can walk, Henry becomes a prince of the streets, robbing, begging and charming his way. At fourteen, he's a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army, and a year later he's ready to die for Ireland again as a rebel killer. Armed with his father's wooden leg, Henry becomes a republican legend, one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike, a lover." ; 7.90 X 5.10 X 1.30 inches; 352 pages .

A tight and unmarked copy-" A 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 center 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… Read More