The Commitments
- 164pages
- 6 heures de lecture
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.
Cette trilogie dépeint avec humour et perspicacité la vie de la classe ouvrière dans une banlieue de Dublin. Elle suit le parcours de jeunes ambitieux qui cherchent à échapper à la routine par la musique et la culture. La série brille par ses dialogues authentiques, ses personnages chaleureux et son regard pénétrant sur la société irlandaise. C'est une célébration de la communauté, des rêves et de la résilience face à l'adversité.






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.
Meet the Rabbitte family, motley bunch of loveable ne'er-do-wells whose everyday purgatory is rich with hangovers, dogshit and dirty dishes. When the older sister announces her pregnancy, the family is forced to rally together and discover the strangeness of intimacy. But the question remains: which friend of the family is the father of Sharon's child?
Set in a Dublin suburb during the 1990 World Cup, this novel completes a trilogy which began with The Commitments and The Snapper. Jimmy Rabbitte Sr seeks refuge from the vicissitudes of unemployment by joining a friend in running a fish-and-chip van.
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.