Roddy Doyle's first ever collection of stories.
For the past few years Roddy Doyle has been writing stories for Metro Eireann, a newspaper started by, and aimed at, immigrants to Ireland. Each of the stories took a new slant on the immigrant experience, something of increasing relevance and importance in today's Ireland.nnThe stories range from 'Guess Who's Coming to the Dinner', where a father who prides himself on his open-mindedness when his daughters talk about sex, is forced to confront his feelings when one of them brings home a black fella, to a terrifying ghost story, 'The Pram', in which a Polish nanny grows impatient with her charge's older sisters and decides ' in a phrase she has learnt ' to 'scare them shitless'.nnMost of the stories are very funny ' in '57% Irish' Ray Brady tries to devise a test of Irishness by measuring reactions to Robbie Keane's goal against Germany in the 2002 World Cup, Riverdance and 'Danny Boy' ' others deeply moving. And best of all, in the title story itself,Jimmy Rabbitte, the man who formed The Commitments, decides it's time to find a new band, and this time no White Irish need apply. Multicultural to a fault, The Deportees specialise not in soul music this time, but the songs of Woody Guthrie.

About the Author
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of eight acclaimed novels and Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.

GeneralFeatures
ISBN13:	99526557
ISBN10:	9780099526551, 978-009952
Author1:	Roddy Doyle
Publisher:	Random House
Binding:	Paperback
Publishing Date:	39637
Edition:	Yes
Number of Pages:	256
Language:	English
Dimension:	6.93 x 4.33 x 0.91 inches
Weight:	136 grams

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