A Star Called Henry

Roddy Doyle

Original title: A star called Henry

first published 1999 Viking, 1999 343 pages

Volume one of The last roundup

Doyle at his best- his portrait of turn-of-the-century Dublin's dark side is masterful. There is a Dickensian richness to language and character' The TimesBorn in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1...

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Editions we hold

A star called Henry edition · 2016 · 9781784704490
De ster Henry Smart edition · 2010 · Nijgh & Van Ditmar · 357 pages · 9789038893815
A Star Called Henry ebook · 2008 · Random House Publishing Group · 9781407017860
Star Called Henry edition · 2008 · Penguin Random House · 9781407017884
Star Called Henry edition · 2008 · Penguin Random House · 9781407017877
Un Heroe Llamado Henry paperback · 2006 · Grupo Editorial Norma · 9789580465300
A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup) paperback · 2005 · Vintage · 352 pages · 9780099284482
A Star Called Henry edition · 2004 · Penguin (Non-Classics) · 402 pages · 9780143034612
La Légende d'Henry Smart paperback · 2002 · Editions 10/18 · 497 pages · 9782264032188
Henry der Held. paperback · 2001 · Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt · 414 pages · 9783596151462
A Star Called Henry (Last Roundup edition · 2000 · Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · 9780606198646
A star called Henry edition · 2000 · Compass Press · 487 pages

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