description: "Sometimes when nothing happened it was really getting ready to happen." Irish Paddy rampages through Barrytown streets with like-minded hooligans, playing cowboys, etching names in wet concrete, setting fires. The gang are not bad boys, just restless. When his parents argue, Paddy stays up all night to keep them safe. Change always comes, not always for the better.
language: English
title: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
titlecomplete: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
characters: Paddy Clarke
genres: 20th Century, Ireland, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Irish Literature, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 22328
places: Barrytown
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Minerva