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| Genre/Form: | Historical fiction Love stories Fiction |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Doyle, Roddy, 1958- Star called Henry. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 1999 (OCoLC)607246308 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Roddy Doyle |
| ISBN: | 0670887579 9780670887576 |
| OCLC Number: | 41049649 |
| Description: | 343 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Roddy Doyle. |
Abstract:
An IRA terrorist who fought for Irish independence in 1910s Dublin tells his story. He is Henry Smart, son of a brothel bouncer, who becomes a street urchin after his father goes to jail and his mother turns senile. He joins the movement and rises in its ranks to participate in the 1916 Easter Rising, including the famous attack on the post office.
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