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The first book in Roddy Doyle's masterful trilogy, both the story of Henry Smart and a vivid insight into Ireland's national identity Born in the Dublin slums of 1901, 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 and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139780099284482
eBay Product ID (ePID)87211414
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Star Called Henry
AuthorRoddy Doyle
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2000
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorRoddy Doyle
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom