The Van
by Doyle, Roddy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 043620052X
- ISBN 13
- 9780436200526
- Seller
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Wheatfield, New York, United States
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Synopsis
Roddy Doyle’s acclaimed Booker Prize-nominated novel, a darker portrayal of midlife crisis and an expansively farcical chain of misadventures” ( The New York Times Book Review ) Jimmy Rabitte, Sr., is unemployed, spending his days alone and miserable. When his best friend, Bimbo, also gets laid off, they keep busy by being miserable together. Things seem to look up when they buy a decrepit fish-and-chips van and go into business, selling cheap grub to the drunk and the hungryand keeping one step ahead of the environmental health officers. Set during the heady days of Ireland’s brief, euphoric triumphs in the 1990 World Cup, The Van is a tender and hilarious tale of male friendship and family life.
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- Bookseller
- A Good Read (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15388
- Title
- The Van
- Author
- Doyle, Roddy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 043620052X
- ISBN 13
- 9780436200526
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- 043620052X
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