num_pages: 342
description: Born at the beginning of the twentieth century, Henry Smart lives through the evolution of modern Ireland, and in this extraordinary novel he brilliantly tells his story. From his own birth and childhood on the streets of Dublin to his role as soldier (and lover) in the Irish Rebellion, Henry recounts his early years of reckless heroism and adventure. At once an epic, a love story, and a portrait of Irish history, A Star Called Henry is a grand picaresque novel brimming with both poignant moments and comic ones, and told in a voice that is both quintessentially Irish and inimitably Roddy Doyle's.
language: English
title: A Star Called Henry
titlecomplete: A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup, #1)
characters: Alfie Gandon, Michael Collins, Countess Markievicz, Henry Smart, snr., Edward VII, Victor Smart, Maria Climanis, Piano Annie, Thomas Patrick Ashe, Mr Costello, Dick McKee, Henry Smart, Dolly Oblong, Cathal Brugha, David Climanis, Éamon de Valera, Granny Nash, Patrick Pearse, Ivan Reynolds, Arthur Griffith, Miss O'Shea, Melody Nash, James Connolly
genres: Ireland, Historical Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novels, School, Literature, War, Irish Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 9391
places: Dublin, Ireland
series: The Last Roundup
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Vintage