by Peter Sheridan · Jean-Claude Lattès · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782709625715
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«La guerre des légumes» is the novel by Peter Sheridan, published by Jean-Claude Lattès in paperback (405 pages, in French).
Philo, a corpulent and tattooed woman, flees her home and seeks refuge in a convent in Dublin. Despite her fondness for tobacco and swearing, the nuns take her in. There she regains her lost confidence, but must face her past: an alcoholic husband, a delinquent son, and a secret that torments her. Set on the Dublin docks.
Translation from English by Sylvie Schneiter. Work following «L'enfant de Dublin», also by Peter Sheridan.
For readers seeking a novel with humour and emotion, set on the Dublin docks.
Peter Sheridan is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. He lives in Dublin. His awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 1978. In 1980 he was writer-in-residence in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and his short film, The Breakfast, won several European awards. He wrote the pilot episode of Fair City. He wrote and directed the film Borstal Boy, which was released in 2002. He is the brother of the film director Jim Sheridan.
