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Winner of the Booker Prize – Roddy Doyle’s witty, exuberant novel about a young boy trying to make sense of his changing world
It is 1968. Patrick Clarke is ten. He loves Geronimo, the Three Stooges, and the smell of his hot water bottle. He can't stand his little brother Sinbad. His best friend is Kevin, and their names are all over Barrytown, written with sticks in wet cement. They play football, lepers, and jumping to the bottom of the sea. But why didn't anyone help him when Charles Leavy had been going to kill him? Why do his ma and da argue so much, but act like everything is fine? Paddy sees everything, but he understands less and less. Hilarious and poignant, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha charts the triumphs, indignities, and bewilderment of a young boy and his world, a place full of warmth, cruelty, confusion and love.
Editions of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670853458
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140233902
- EBook
- ISBN 9781440673726
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780453009539
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781984843876
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781598877069
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Winner of the Booker Prize – Roddy Doyle’s witty, exuberant novel about a young boy trying to make sense of his changing world
It is 1968. Patrick Clarke is ten. He loves Geronimo, the Three Stooges, and the smell of his hot water bottle. He can't stand his little brother Sinbad. His best friend is Kevin, and their names are all over Barrytown, written with sticks in wet cement. They play football, lepers, and jumping to the bottom of the sea. But why didn't anyone help him when Charles Leavy had been going to kill him? Why do his ma and da argue so much, but act like everything is fine? Paddy sees everything, but he understands less and less. Hilarious and poignant, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha charts the triumphs, indignities, and bewilderment of a young boy and his world, a place full of warmth, cruelty, confusion and love.
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Winner of the Booker Prize – Roddy Doyle’s witty, exuberant novel about a young boy trying to make sense of his changing world
It is 1968. Patrick Clarke is ten. He loves Geronimo, the Three Stooges, and the smell of his hot water bottle. He can't stand his little brother Sinbad. His best friend is Kevin, and their names are all over Barrytown, written with sticks in wet cement. They play football, lepers, and jumping to the bottom of the sea. But why didn't anyone help him when Charles Leavy had been going to kill him? Why do his ma and da argue so much, but act like everything is fine? Paddy sees everything, but he understands less and less. Hilarious and poignant, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha charts the triumphs, indignities, and bewilderment of a young boy and his world, a place full of warmth, cruelty, confusion and love.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780670853458
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha?
Roddy Doyle
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670853458) and paperback(ISBN 9780140233902) and ebook(ISBN 9781440673726) and audiobook(ISBN 9780453009539) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781984843876) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781598877069)
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