Misfortunates
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1846271592
ISBN-13
9781846271595
Publisher
Granta Books
Imprint
Granta Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 3rd, 2013
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
150 grams
Dimensions
19.90 x 13.10 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
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Frank, tender, and brutally funny, this is a comic and entertaining story about a boy growing up in a family of desperate alcoholics
Sobriety and moderation are alien concepts to the men in Dimmy''s family. Useless in all other respects, his three uncles have a rare talent for drinking, a flair for violence, and an unwavering commitment to the pub. And his father Pierre is no slouch either. Within hours of his son''s birth, Pierre plucks him from the maternity ward, props him on his bike, and takes him on an introductory tour of the village bars. His mother soon leaves them to it and as Dimmy grows up amid the stench of stale beer, he seems destined to follow the path of his forebears and make a low-life career in inebriation, until he begins to piece together his own plan for the future... In this semi-autobiographical novel, Dimitri Verhulst brings his shambolic upbringing to life, with characteristic warmth, colour, and wit.
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