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The deportees

Roddy Doyle has earned a devoted following amongst those who appreciate his sly humor, acute ear for dialogue, and deeply human portraits of contemporary Ireland. The Deportees is Doyle's first-ever collection of short stories, and each tale describes the cultural collision-often funny and always poignant-between a native and someone new to the fast-changing country. From a nine-year- old African boy's first day at school to a man who's devised a test for "Irishness"to the return of The Commitments's Jimmy Rabbitte and the debut of his new multicultural band, Doyle offers his signature take on the immigrant experience in a volume reminiscent of his beloved early novels.

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  • "Irlandese al cinquantasette per cento"
  • "Deportees"@en
  • "Deportees"@it
  • "Deportees"
  • "The deportees"@it

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  • "Roddy Doyle has earned a devoted following amongst those who appreciate his sly humor, acute ear for dialogue, and deeply human portraits of contemporary Ireland. The Deportees is Doyle's first-ever collection of short stories, and each tale describes the cultural collision-often funny and always poignant-between a native and someone new to the fast-changing country. From a nine-year- old African boy's first day at school to a man who's devised a test for "Irishness"to the return of The Commitments's Jimmy Rabbitte and the debut of his new multicultural band, Doyle offers his signature take on the immigrant experience in a volume reminiscent of his beloved early novels."@en
  • "Roddy Doyle has been writing stories for "Metro Eireann", a newspaper started by, and aimed at, immigrants to Ireland. Each of these stories took a new slant on the immigrant experience, something of increasing relevance and importance in today's Ireland."@en
  • "The stories range from "Guess Who's Coming to the Dinner", where a father, who prides himself on his open-mindedness when his daughters talk about sex, is forced to confront his feelings when one of them brings home a black fella, to a terrifying ghost story, "The Pram", in which a Polish nanny grows impatient with her charge's older sisters and decides - in a phrase she has learnt - to "scare them shitless". Most of the stories are very funny - in "57 % Irish" Ray Brady tries to devise a test of Irishness by measuring reactions to Robbie Keane's goal against Germany in the 2002 World Cup, Riverdance and "Danny Boy" - others deeply moving."
  • "Bundel met acht verhalen waarin immigranten in de Ierse samenleving centraal staan."
  • "Each of these stories takes a new slant on the immigrant experience, something of increasing relevance and importance in today's Ireland."@en
  • "A collection of stories which range from 'Guess Who's Coming to the Dinner', where a father who prides himself on his open-mindedness when his daughters talk about sex, is forced to confront his feelings when one of them brings home a black fella, to a ghost story, 'The Pram', about a Polish nanny who scares her charge's older sisters."@en
  • "Depicts the immigrant experience in contemporary Ireland as reflected in the stories of a father who confronts his prejudices when his daughter brings home a black man, an African boy's first day in a new school, and a nanny who plots against her charge's older sisters."@en
  • "Depicts the immigrant experience in contemporary Ireland as reflected in the stories of a father who confronts his prejudices when his daughter brings home a black man, an African boy's first day in a new school, and a nanny who plots against her charge's older sisters."
  • "For the past few years Roddy Doyle has written stories for Metro Eireann, a magazine by and for immigrants to Ireland. Each of the stories takes a new slant on the immigrant experience, something of increasing relevance and importance in Ireland today. The Deportees now brings those stories together."
  • "Eight short stories examining the immigrant experience in Ireland."
  • "The eight tales in Roddy Doyle's first-ever collection of stories have one thing in common: someone born in Ireland meets someone who has come to live there."

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  • "Translations"
  • "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Short stories"@en
  • "Short stories"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Anthologie"
  • "Short stories, Irish"@en

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  • "Deportees"
  • "Typisch irisch : Erzählungen"
  • "The deportees"@en
  • "The deportees"
  • "The deportees and other stories"@en
  • "The deportees and other stories"
  • "Typisch irisch Erzählungen"
  • "The Deportees"
  • "Irlandese al 57%"
  • "Irlandese al 57%"@it
  • "The Deportees : fortællinger"@da
  • "The Deportees en andere verhalen"
  • "The deportees : and other stories"

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