| The Wild Colonial Boy Contributor(s): Hynes, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312204426 ISBN-13: 9780312204426 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2000 Annotation: A tense calm that pervades over Northern Ireland is about to be broken by Jimmy Coogan, an IRA veteran gone renegade. As he plans to destroy the parliamentary ambitions of the IRA leadership, two unsuspecting young Americans are drawn in to the unforgiving labyrinth of modern terrorism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.4" W x 5.5" (1.00 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
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| Publisher Description: After years of violence, a tense calm pervades Northern Ireland, soon to be broken by Jimmy Coogan, an IRA veteran gone renegade. Jimmy has stolen ten pounds of plastic explosive, intending to destroy the parliamentary ambitions of the IRA leadership. Into Jimmy's turbulent world come two young Americans: Brian, vain, ironic, but well-meaning; and Clare, a beautiful, earnest college student. In Ireland on an errand for his Irish Republican family in Detroit, Brian is recruited to Jimmy's bloody mission by his cousin Maire, Coogan's sharp-tongued wife. Soon they are all drawn into the unforgiving labyrinth of modern terrorism, borne toward a horrific and fatal climax. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hynes, James: - James Hynes is the author of the novels The Lecturer's Tale and Wild Colonial Boy, as well as the stories Publish & Perish (all New York Times Notable Books of the Year). He lives in Austin, Texas. |