The Big Yaroo
Published on 25. November 2019
250 pages
978-1-84840-742-8 (ISBN)
Description
Sequel to the bestselling Butcher Boy, Francie Brady is back! Francie Brady, the broken Butcher Boy, leads a busy life in Fizzbag Mansions, where he was incarcerated five decades ago after the mistake with Mrs Nugent. Still obsessed with the comic books of his childhood, he has found a new vocation - as a publisher of his very own magazine, The Big Yaroo, and Francie throws himself into its production, working to a deadline in more ways than one. Along the way, he remembers Da, Uncle Alo, Joe Purcell and his beloved Ma, and wrestles a desire to escape his past with the world's need for him to exorcise his childhood demons. As Francie is drawn even further into the dark world of his own mind, the line between reality and delusion ceases to mean anything. Uproariously funny, terrifying and profound, this is the swansong of one Irish literature's most enduring characters.
Reviews / Votes
In the years since we were first introduced to Francie, much has come to light about the institutional abuse that would have been inflicted on people like him, his family and his friends. That knowledge informs every chapter of this brilliantly dark book, as it is impossible not to wonder about all the other Francie Bradys we will never read about. * Totally Dublin * The author has an immense talent and a storytelling ability that rivals no other. His imagination and ability to convey this story in a meaningful manner is nothing short of profound. This book is the familiar face and breath of fresh air we all need. -- RTE CultureMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
File size
4,16 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84840-742-8 (9781848407428)
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Person
Patrick McCabe was born in 1955 in Clones, County Monaghan. He is the author of The Butcher Boy (1992), which won the Irish Times Irish Literature Prize for Fiction; The Dead School; Breakfast on Pluto and others. The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto were both shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Winterwood was published in 2006, and was named the 2007 Hughes & Hughes/Irish Independent Irish Novel of the Year. His most recent novels are Heartland (2018) and The Big Yaroo (2019).
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chapter 1. What Is Exhibit X?
- Chapter 2. Philately
- Chapter 3. The Two Blanchflowers
- Chapter 4. The Island of Cuba
- Chapter 5. New York City, 1947
- Chapter 6. Mysterious People
- Chapter 7. Big Day in Annagreevy
- Chapter 8. The Picnic at Blackbushe
- Chapter 9. The Loneliness of Emmerdale Farm
- Chapter 10. Niki Lauda
- Chapter 11. The Russians, the Russians, the Russians Aren't Coming
- Chapter 12. Teatime with Tommy
- Chapter 13. Leaves
- Chapter 14. Cat's Eyes Cunningham
- Chapter 15. The Angel of Dresden
- Chapter 16. Terminal
- Chapter 17. A Song of Praise
- Chapter 18. Throw Your Voice
- Chapter 19. Pansy Potter the Strongman's Daughter
- Chapter 20. The Big Breakout
