A Star Called Henry

Roddy Doyle’s acclaimed novel about an intrepid Irishman’s years of reckless heroism and adventure – “An extraordinarily entertaining epic.” (The Washington Post)

Born at the beginning of the twentieth century, Henry Smart lives through the evolution of modern Ireland, and in this extraordinary novel he brilliantly tells his story. From his own birth and childhood on the streets of Dublin to his role as soldier (and lover) in the Irish Rebellion, Henry recounts his early years of reckless heroism and adventure. At once an epic, a love story, and a portrait of Irish history, A Star Called Henry is a grand picaresque novel brimming with both poignant moments and comic ones, and told in a voice that is both quintessentially Irish and inimitably Roddy Doyle’s.

Author: Roddy Doyle
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 10/05/2004
Series: Last Roundup #1
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780143034612
Language: English