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.
Deze trilogie schetst op humoristische en inzichtelijke wijze het leven van de arbeidersklasse in een buitenwijk van Dublin. Het volgt de reis van ambitieuze jongeren die het alledaagse willen ontvluchten via muziek en cultuur. De serie blinkt uit in zijn authentieke dialogen, warme personages en een scherpzinnige kijk op de Ierse samenleving. Het is een viering van gemeenschap, dromen en veerkracht ondanks tegenspoed.






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.