by Roddy Doyle · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782264032188
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«La Légende d'Henry Smart» is the historical novel by Roddy Doyle, published by Editions 10/18 in paperback (497 pages, in French).
The novel follows Henry Smart, raised in the poor districts of Dublin, who survives by stealing and begging. At fourteen he takes part in the 1916 Easter Rising and becomes a legendary figure of Irish republicanism alongside Michael Collins. Violence, humour and social criticism combine in this raw portrait of the era.
First instalment of the The Last Roundup trilogy; it was originally published in English as «A Star Called Henry» in 1999 and was nominated for the Dublin Literary Award.
For readers of historical fiction and Irish literature, also for reading groups interested in Irish independence.
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.
