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Two Pints

Two men meet for a pint in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat, set the world to rights, take the piss... They talk about their wives, their kids, their kids’ pets, their football teams and — this being Ireland in 2011 — 12 — about the euro, the crash, the presidential election, the Queen’s visit. But these men are not parochial or small-minded; one of them knows where to find the missing Colonel Gaddafi (he’s working as a cleaner at Dublin Airport); they worry about Greek debt, the IMF and the bondholders ( whatever they might be); in their fashion, they mourn the deaths of Whitney Houston, Donna Summer, Davy Jones and Robin Gibb; and they ask each other the really important questions like ‘Would you ever let yourself be digitally enhanced?’

Inspired by a year’s worth of news, Two Pints distils the essence of Roddy Doyle’s comic genius. This book shares the concision of a collection of poems, and the timing of a virtuoso comedian.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 96
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-0-224-09781-9
  • EAN
  • 9780224097819
  • Genres
  • fiction, humor, ireland, novels, comics, comedy
  • Release date
  • 2012