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The Van

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Shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, and set in a Dublin suburb during the 1990 World Cup, this completes a trilogy which began with The Commitments and The Snapper . Jimmy Rabitte Sr seeks refuge from the vicissitudes of unemployment by joining a friend in running a fish-and-chip van.

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The Van, Roddy Doyle

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1998
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Title
The Van
Language
English
Publisher
Vintage
Released
1998
Format
Paperback
Pages
320
ISBN10
0749399902
ISBN13
9780749399900
Original title
The van
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3.7 out of 5
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Shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, and set in a Dublin suburb during the 1990 World Cup, this completes a trilogy which began with The Commitments and The Snapper . Jimmy Rabitte Sr seeks refuge from the vicissitudes of unemployment by joining a friend in running a fish-and-chip van.