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The Van

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The Van Trade paperback - 1997

by Doyle, Roddy

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London: Vintage Books. 1997. Revised ed.. Trade paperback. Fine. Signed by previous owner.. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Audience: General/trade. .
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Jimmy Rabbitte is unemployed and rapidly running out of money. His best friend Bimbo has been made redundant at the company where he has worked for many years. The two old friends are out of luck and out of options. That is, until Bimbo finds a dilapidated 'chipper van' and the pair decide to go into business...By the bestselling author of The Commitments and The Snapper, The Van is a tender tale of male friendship, swimming in grease and stained with ketchup.

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Jimmy Rabbitte is unemployed and rapidly running out of money. His best friend Bimbo has been made redundant at the company where he has worked for many years. The two old friends are out of luck and out of options. That is, until Bimbo finds a dilapidated 'chipper van' and the pair decide to go into business...

By the bestselling author of The Commitments and The Snapper, The Van is a tender tale of male friendship, swimming in grease and stained with ketchup.

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  • Title The Van
  • Author Doyle, Roddy
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Revised ed.
  • Condition Used - Fine. Signed by previous owner.
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage Books, London
  • Publication date 1997
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Alibris.0030426
  • ISBN 9780749399900 / 0749399902
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 1

Media reviews

   • "A wonderfully funny book, that crackles and spits like fat in the fryer. It is also very touching... fine entertainment." --Daily Telegraph 

   • "The last novel of his superb triology about the Rabbitte family of North Dublin... often hilarious, always enthralling and -- this really is the case -- unputdownable." --Sunday Times

About the author

Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van and Smile, two collections of short stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
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