Roddy Doyle

Henry Smart, urodzony w dublińskich slumsach w 1902 roku syn jednonogiego bramkarza burdelu, najemnika do wyrównywania cudzych porachunków, musiał dorosnąć szybko. Jeszcze nie umiał dobrze chodzić, a już wypuszczał się na włóczęgi po mieście, drobne kradzieże i żebraninę; nierzadko zziębnięty, zawsze głodny, ale za to książę ulic. W Wielki...

Following on Two Pints, another hilarious book on everything that matters from the brilliant Roddy Doyle. Two men meet for a pint -- or two -- in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat, set the world to rights, curse the ref, say a last farewell. In this second collection of delicious comic dialogues Doyle's drinkers ponder:*;a topless Kate...

A CollectionA collection of sublimely funny dialogues inspired by a year's worth of news. Two men meet for a pint in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat, set the world to rights, take the piss They talk about their wives, their kids, their kids' pets, their football teams and -- this being Ireland in 2011-12 -- about the euro, the crash, the...

When Uncle Ben's Dublin business fails, it's clear to Gloria and Raymond that something is wrong. He just isn't his usual cheerful self. So when the children overhear their granny saying that the Black Dog has settled on Ben's back and he won't be OK until it's gone, they decide they're going to get rid of it. Gathering all their courage the...