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The Vanby Roddy Doyle
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Book DescriptionPenguin (Non-Classics), 01 August, 1993. Paperback. Very Good. Book summaryBy the author of THE COMMITMENTS, this is the story of Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr., and his best friend Bimbo, who buy an old fish-and-chips van and go into business in the Dublin of the 1990s.Media Reviews"Earthy and exuberant...a street idiom that reads like poetry." -- San Francisco Chronicle "There was Joyce's Dublin and now there's Roddy Doyle's: wholly contemporary, extremely funny and wonderfully and energetically delinquent." -- Fay Weldon First LineJimmy Rabbitte Sr. had the kitchen to himself. Publisher NotesJimmy Rabbitte Sr is unemployed and miserable; his children are growing up; the top button of his trousers won't close anymore. His best friend, Bimbo, is also miserable...until they buy a decrepit fish-and-chip van and go into business. Set during the heady days of Ireland's triumphs in the 1990 World Cup, THE VAN follows Jimmy and Bimbo as they haul their van through Dublin, selling cheap grub to the drunk and the hungry--and keeping one step ahead of the environmental health officers. A tender and hilarious tale of male friendship, THE VAN confirms Roddy Doyle's reputation as the most exciting new voice in Irish fiction. The further misadventures of the Rabbitte family in working-class Dublin--from the author of The Commitments and The Snapper. This story follows Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr., and his best friend through Dublin, selling cheap grub to the drunk and hungry--keeping one step ahead of the health officials. Other Recommended Books
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