The Commitments

Roddy Doyle

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Publisher:: Random House UK Ltd, 12/1990
Binding:: Kartoniert / Broschiert, B-format paperback
Language:: Englisch
ISBN-13:: 9780749391683
Item number:: 2230631
Volume:: 134 Pages
Copyright-Jahr:: 1990
Weight:: 110 g
Format:: 198 x 128 mm
Thickness:: 12 mm
Release date:: 6.12.1990
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Short description

The bestselling book behind the long-running West End stage show.

'The musical we've been waiting for... So good I almost wept' Sunday Times

'Hugely enjoyable... Wonderfully funny' Daily Telegraph

Description

Barrytown, Dublin, has something to sing about.

The Commitments are spreading the gospel of the soul. Ably managed by Jimmy Rabbitte, brilliantly coached by Joey 'The Lips' Fagan, their twin assault on Motown and Barrytown takes them by leaps and bounds from the parish hall to the steps of the studio door.

But can The Commitments live up to their name?

The bestselling book behind the long-running West End stage show.

'Unstoppable fun. A big-hearted, big-night out' The Times

Review

"A contender for the funniest debut of the year...young, feisty, funky, rude, unpretentious and great fun" Time Out

Blurb

Ably managed by Jimmy Rabbitte, brilliantly coached by Joey 'The Lips' Fagan, their twin assault on Motown and Barrytown takes them by leaps and bounds from the parish hall to the steps of the studio door. But can The Commitments live up to their name?The bestselling book behind the long-running West End stage show.

Biography

Roddy Doyle, geb. 1958 in Dublin, ist einer der bekanntesten Vertreter der neueren irischen Literatur. Er lebt mit seiner Frau und drei Kindern in Dublin.