by Roddy Doyle · Pan MacMillan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781447248774
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«Brilliant» is the children's and young adult fantasy novel by Roddy Doyle, published by Pan MacMillan in paperback (256 pages, in English).
When Uncle Ben's business fails, Gloria and Raymond decide to hunt the Black Dog that, according to their grandmother, has settled on Ben's back. In their nocturnal search through Dublin, they discover that other children are also chasing it and have the help of magical animals to try to bring joy back to the adults.
The work originally appeared in 2014; this edition is from 2015. The publisher's note recommends reading for ages 7 to 11.
For young readers and for those who want a fantastic story with which to talk about sadness and mental health.
Roderick Doyle is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of short stories. Several of his books have been made into films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. Doyle's work is set primarily in Ireland, especially working-class Dublin, and is notable for its heavy use of dialogue written in slang and Irish English dialect. Doyle was awarded the Booker Prize in 1993 for his novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
