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The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad - by Roger Boylan (Paperback)

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  • Roger Boylan's first novel, Killoyle, established him as a brilliant successor to such Irish masters as Joyce, Beckett, and J. P. Donleavy.
  • Author(s): Roger Boylan
  • 224 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Humorous

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In this hilarious follow-up to "Killoyle," the town hosts its annual event where every pyrotechnic character emerges from the woodwork in a swashbuckling romp of prose.



Book Synopsis



Roger Boylan's first novel, Killoyle, established him as a brilliant successor to such Irish masters as Joyce, Beckett, and J. P. Donleavy. Now his new farce follows the hapless inhabitants of Killoyle, Ireland, through the frenetic week of the Pint-Pulling Olympiad. After local lush Mick McCreek gets into a car crash with a cross-dressing church sexton, he enlists a lawyer, Tom O'Mallet. As it turns out, the lawyer's real gig is selling missiles to the IRA, and he plans to use his clueless client as a patsy. O'Mallet also hoodwinks Anil, an Indian waiter who has found himself the unlikely target of a manhunt. What Tom doesn't know is that his lucrative weapons are destined for a massive terrorist attack on the Pint-Pulling Olympiad, and that Anil's sexy cousin Rashmi -- a sweatshop worker turned intelligence operative -- is hot on the bombers' trail. With a wink and a nudge, Boylan's pyrotechnic prose brings to life Ireland at its manic extremes, proving the author a dazzling and distinctive talent in American fiction.



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The hilarious follow-up to "one of the most impressive novels written by an American in recent years"
Dimensions (Overall): 8.18 Inches (H) x 5.54 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.24 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Humorous
Publisher: Grove Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Roger Boylan
Language: English
Street Date: September 12, 2003
TCIN: 90028549
UPC: 9780802140326
Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-3975
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.2 inches length x 5.54 inches width x 8.18 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.24 pounds
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