{"product_id":"the-commitments-paperback","title":"The Commitments - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoddy Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first volume of the Barrytown Trilogy, Roddy Doyle, winner of the Booker Prize for \u003ci\u003ePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha\u003c\/i\u003e, introduces The Commitments, a group of fame-starved, working-class Irish youths with a paradoxical passion for the music of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding and a mission--to bring Soul to Dublin. Doyle writes about the band with a fan's enthusiasm and about Dublin with a native's cheerful knowingness. His book captures all the shadings of the rock experience: ambition, greed, and egotism--ans the redeeming, exhilarating joy of making music. \u003ci\u003eThe Commitments \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most engaging and believable novels about rock'n'roll ever written, a book whose brashness and originality have won it mainstream acclaim and underground cachet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis funky, rude, unpretentious first novel traces the short, funny, and furious career of a group of working-class Irish kids who form a band, The Commitments. Their mission: to bring soul to Dublin!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoddy Doyle is the author of eleven novels, two collections of stories, two books of dialogues and \u003ci\u003eRory \u0026amp; Ita\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir of his parents. He has written seven books for children and has contributed to a variety of publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMetro Eireann\u003c\/i\u003e and several anthologies. He won the Booker Prize in 1993, for \u003ci\u003ePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 165\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.06 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42688338559039,"sku":"9780679721741","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/17628951b00c41e67f04ca06dbec8568.webp?v=1764981654","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-commitments-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}