| Hard Life Contributor(s): O'Brien, Flann (Author) |
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ISBN: 1564781410 ISBN-13: 9781564781413 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93021207 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.60 lbs) 179 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Subtitled "An Exegesis of Squalor," The Hard Life is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. The Hard Life is straight-faced entertainment that conceals in laughter its own devious and wicked satire by one of the best known Irish writers of the 20th century. |