by Roddy Doyle · FisicalBook · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423976935
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«Paddy Clarke, ja, ja, ja» is the contemporary fiction novel by Roddy Doyle, published by Espasa Calpe in paperback (247 pages, in Spanish).
Set in a Dublin neighborhood in the 1960s, it narrates the adventures of Paddy, a ten-year-old boy, with his gang: street games and mischief. When his parents argue, Paddy tries to protect them by staying awake; the novel portrays childhood, friendship and the loss of innocence with humor and authenticity.
The cover includes the Booker Prize seal. The novel appeared in 1993 and this Spanish edition is from 1995.
For readers of contemporary fiction who appreciate portrayals of childhood and family life.
Roderick Doyle is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of short stories. Several of his books have been made into films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. Doyle's work is set primarily in Ireland, especially working-class Dublin, and is notable for its heavy use of dialogue written in slang and Irish English dialect. Doyle was awarded the Booker Prize in 1993 for his novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
