A Star Called Henry

Name: A Star Called Henry
Author: Roddy Doyle

by Roddy Doyle

A man narrates his rise through Irish independence movement and romantic love

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Roddy Doyle

Irish novelist whose Barrytown Trilogy and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha brought working-class Dublin to the center of Irish literary fiction. His prose is vernacular, funny, and deeply humane. He is one of Ireland's most beloved novelists.

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