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O'Rowe, Mark

 
9780822218135: Howie the Rookie

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Book by Mark ORowe

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.

Winner of the George Devine Award

Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.

First we meet Howie. He tells us how, one night, he gets caught up in a gang intent on beating up Rookie. He's supposed to be baby-sitting his five-year-old brother, but he goes just the same. They beat up Rookie. Howie returns to discover a horrible accident has happened to the little boy. Then we hear the story from Rookie's point of view...

Revue de presse

One of those rare, shiver making instances in which language seems to become truly physical. -- New York Times

Grabs you by the collar and head-butts you into submission. --Guardian

Mesmerising... funny, tragic, shocking and disturbing in turn. --Scotsman

This one hander hits you like a machine gun of words and language... draws you into the world of the characters who are racing towards tragedy at break-neck speed [and] spirits you away to one of the darkest places you'll find. --Irish Times

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9781854594228: Howie the Rookie

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1854594222 ISBN 13 :  9781854594228
Editeur : Nick Hern Books, 1999
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