by Roddy Doyle · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429747621
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A Star Called Henry is a novel by Irish author Roddy Doyle, published in 2000. The story follows the life of Henry Smart, born in the Dublin slums in 1901, and his participation in the revolutionary events of Ireland. The novel is written in Catalan and belongs to the 'El Balancí' collection. This edition, the second, was published by Edicions 62.
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.
