The Dead Republic

A Novel

A Novel

By Roddy Doyle

By Roddy Doyle

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    About The Dead Republic

    The triumphant conclusion to the trilogy that began with A Star Called Henry 

    Watch for Roddy Doyle’s new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017

    Henry Smart is back. It is 1946, and Henry has crawled into the desert of Utah’s Monument Valley to die. He’s stumbled onto a film set though, and ends up in Hollywood collaborating with John Ford on a script based on his life. Eventually, Henry finds himself back in Ireland, where he becomes a custodian, and meets up with a woman who may or may not be his long-lost wife. After being injured in a political bombing in Dublin, the secret of his rebel past comes out, and Henry is a national hero. Or are his troubles just beginning? Raucous, colorful, and epic, The Dead Republic is the magnificent final act in the life of one of Doyle’s most unforgettable characters.

    About The Dead Republic

    The triumphant conclusion to the trilogy that began with A Star Called Henry 

    Watch for Roddy Doyle’s new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017

    Henry Smart is back. It is 1946, and Henry has crawled into the desert of Utah’s Monument Valley to die. He’s stumbled onto a film set though, and ends up in Hollywood collaborating with John Ford on a script based on his life. Eventually, Henry finds himself back in Ireland, where he becomes a custodian, and meets up with a woman who may or may not be his long-lost wife. After being injured in a political bombing in Dublin, the secret of his rebel past comes out, and Henry is a national hero. Or are his troubles just beginning? Raucous, colorful, and epic, The Dead Republic is the magnificent final act in the life of one of Doyle’s most unforgettable characters.

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    Praise

    “The best of Doyle’s trilogy . . . he has avoided crowd-pleasing formulas to create an original and amusing octogenarian double agent, composing a thoughtful book about a sometimes thoughtless political process.”
    –The New York Times Book Review

    “Entertaining . . . A purposeful, funny smackdown of popular culture’s contribution to the mythology of Irish nationalism.”
    –Los Angeles Times 

    “The story of Henry’s reintegration into a much changed Ireland is thoroughly absorbing. . . . The plot never stops zipping, but, as the title suggests, there’s a darker picture.”
    –The New Yorker

    About Roddy Doyle

    Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of ten acclaimed novels, including The Commitments, The Van (a finalist for the Booker Prize), Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (winner of the Booker Prize), The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, A Star Called… More about Roddy Doyle

    About Roddy Doyle

    Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of ten acclaimed novels, including The Commitments, The Van (a finalist for the Booker Prize), Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (winner of the Booker Prize), The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, A Star Called… More about Roddy Doyle

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Penguin Books
    Mar 29, 2011 | 336 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143119036

    Ebook
    Published by Penguin Books
    Apr 29, 2010 | 336 Pages | ISBN 9781101190098

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