The Commitments
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En flok unge arbejdsløse fra Dublin beslutter sig til at danne et band, men indbyrdes modsætninger får det hele til at ramle sammen, lige inden den første pladekontrakt er i hus.
Tato trilogie humorně a s citem vykresluje život dělnické třídy v dublinské periferii. Sleduje cestu ambiciózních mladých lidí, kteří se snaží uniknout z všednosti skrze hudbu a kulturu. Série vyniká autentickými dialogy, vřelými postavami a pronikavým pohledem na irskou společnost. Je to oslava komunity, snů a houževnatosti navzdory nepřízni osudu.






En flok unge arbejdsløse fra Dublin beslutter sig til at danne et band, men indbyrdes modsætninger får det hele til at ramle sammen, lige inden den første pladekontrakt er i hus.
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the follow up to his acclaimed debut novel The Commitments Twenty-year-old Sharon Rabbitte is pregnant. She's also unmarried, living at home, working in a grocery store, and keeping the father's identity a secret. Her own father, Jimmy Sr., is shocked by the news. Her mother says very little. Her friends and neighbors all want to know whose "snapper" Sharon is carrying.In his sparkling second novel, Roddy Doyle observes the progression of Sharon's pregnancy and its impact on the Rabbitte family—especially on Jimmy Sr.—with wit, candor, and surprising authenticity.
Een werkloze Ier voelt zich onbegrepen en diep ongelukkig, totdat zijn beste vriend een fish-and-chips wagen koopt en hem tot partner neemt, hetgeen tot vele komische situaties leidt.
The Barrytown Trilogy' comprises Roddy Doyle's three popular and acclaimed comic novels - 'The Commitments', which also enjoyed widespread success when adapted for cinema, 'The Snapper', and 'The Van.
Bevat de titels: De Commitments, De Bastaard, De Bus - druk 4
Bevat: De Commitments, De bastaard en De bus
Bevat de romans: De Commitments . De Bastaard . De Bus - Herziene editie
Together in one volume, this book contains Roddy Doyle's trilogy about the Rabbitte family of Barrytown, north Dublin. "The Commitments" was a major film of 1991, "The Snapper" is currently being filmed and "The Van" was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize.