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This epic saga follows the tumultuous life of a rebel through pivotal moments in Irish history. From the gritty streets of Dublin to the fight for freedom, the narrative explores personal sacrifices and complex moralities at the heart of national uprising. Witness a journey from orphanhood to an icon of resistance, where love and loyalty face relentless pressure. It's a powerful story of identity, tradition, and finding one's place in a world defined by conflict.

The Dead Republic
Oh, Play That Thing
A Star Called Henry

Recommended Reading Order

  1. A Star Called Henry

    Schulausgabe für das Niveau B2, ab dem 6. Lernjahr. Ungekürzter englischer Originaltext mit Annotationen

    • 351 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    Der Name Henry Smart steht für eine untergegangene Welt, deren Legenden und Mythen bis heute die irische Seele berühren und das Stadtbild Dublins prägen. Irgendwo zwischen einem übermächtigen Sternenhimmel und den düsteren Kanälen der Stadt muss der kleine Henry in einem Dubliner Armenviertel das Leben und die Liebe lernen. Schließlich pfeift er auf alles, was anderen heilig ist: Himmel und irische Erde, Kirche und Wahrheit, Familie, Ehre und Bildung, Hunger und Krieg, Macht und Angst, Leben und Tod. Abiturempfehlung zum Themenbereich Ireland

    A Star Called Henry1
    3.9

  2. Oh, Play That Thing

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    On the last page of A Star Called Henry, Henry Smart is on the run from his Republican paymasters after a life of violence. He escapes from Dublin to Liverpool and then to Ellis Island, New York, where Oh, Play That Thing begins. Set in 1924, New York is vibrant and alive. Henry finds work as a handsome man with a sandwich board, cleverly hiding a stash of illegal alcohol for the speakeasies of the Lower East Side. As he hires kids to help him, he draws the attention of local mobsters, prompting him to flee once more, this time to Chicago, a place free from his past. Chicago is wild and new, bursting with music, particularly the exhilarating sounds of Louis Armstrong, a talented trumpeter constrained by racial barriers. The mob controls the music scene, and Armstrong, needing a white ally, chooses Henry. This novel pulsates with energy and invention, its language and rhythms reflecting the music it celebrates. Roddy Doyle's unparalleled vision and ambition shine through, making this work a remarkable triumph that continually surprises.

    Oh, Play That Thing2
    3.2

  3. The Dead Republic

    • 336 pages
    • 12 hours of reading

    We last saw Henry Smart, his leg severed in an accident with a railway boxcar, crawl into the Utah desert to die - only to be discovered by John Ford, who's there shooting his latest Western.

    The Dead Republic3
    3.5