Each is concerned with loss in different ways - of their place in the world, of power, virility, love - of the boom days and the Celtic Tiger. Brilliantly observed, funny and moving, the stories in Bullfighting present a new vision of contemporary Ireland, of its woes and triumphs.
Bullfighting is Roddy Doyle's eagerly anticipated second collection of stories; a series of bittersweet tales revealing a panorama of Ireland today
Bullfighting moves from classrooms to graveyards, local pubs to bullrings; featuring an array of men at their working day and at rest, taking stock and reliving past glories. Each is concerned with loss in different ways - of their place in the world, of power, virility, love - of the boom days and the Celtic Tiger.
Brilliantly observed, funny and moving, the stories in Bullfighting present a new vision of contemporary Ireland, of its woes and triumphs.
An effortless read, told in warm and witty Roddy Doyle style. Reading Matters
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of eleven acclaimed novels including
The Commitments,
The Snapper,
The Van and
Smile, two collections of short stories, and
Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
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BULLFIGHTING moves from classrooms to graveyards, local pubs to bullrings. It features an array of men at their working day and at rest, taking stock of their lives and reliving past glories. Each is concerned with loss in different ways - of his place in the world, of power, virility, love, of the boom days and the Celtic Tiger. Brilliantly observed, funny and moving, this bitter-sweet collection of short stories presents a new vision of contemporary Ireland, its woes and its triumphs.
