{"product_id":"a-star-called-henry-roddy-doyle","title":"A Star Called Henry (Roddy Doyle)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eExhilarating' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover Roddy Doyle's latest novel THE WOMEN BEHIND THE DOOR now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRoddy Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Commitments\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Snapper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Van \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSmile\u003c\/i\u003e, two collections of short stories, and \u003ci\u003eRory \u0026amp; Ita, \u003c\/i\u003ea memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for \u003ci\u003ePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-Format, Englisch, 352 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65815906484573,"sku":"K008699354","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/0869935400001A.jpg?v=1788583199","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-star-called-henry-roddy-doyle","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}