by Roddy Doyle · Minerva · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780749391256
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«The Snapper» is the humorous novel by Roddy Doyle, published by Minerva in paperback (224 pages, in English).
The novel follows the Rabbitte family, a group of roguish Dubliners living among hangovers, household chores, and corrosive humor. When the eldest daughter, Sharon, announces her pregnancy, the family reacts with scandal and solidarity; the mystery of paternity stirs the neighborhood. A sharp comedy about family life in Dublin.
Second installment of the Barrytown Trilogy.
For readers of Irish comedy and family stories with fast dialogue and endearing characters.
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.
