description: Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr. is unemployed, spending his days alone and miserable. When his best friend, Bimbo, also gets laid off, they keep by being miserable together. Things seem to look up when they buy a decrepit fish-and-chip van and go into business, selling cheap grub to the drunk and the hungry--and keeping one step ahead of the environmental health officers.Librarian's Note: alternate cover version for 9780749336165
language: English
title: The Van
titlecomplete: The Van
genres: Ireland, Modern, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Comedy, Irish Literature, Fiction, Contemporary, Humor
ratings_count: 7201
places: Barrytown
series: The Barrytown Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Booker Prize
publisher: Minerva