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Eureka Street
Robert McLiam Wilson
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Description for Eureka Street
Paperback. Belfast, in the six months just before and after the ceasefire. Chuckie Lurgan - fat, Protestant and poor, suddenly becomes wealthy by various means; Jake Jackson - reformed tough guy - is looking for love; and the strange letters "OTG" appear all over the city to the ignorance of all. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
Eureka Street is a story of Belfast in the 1990s, six months before and after another ceasefire. It is the story of Chuckie Lurgan, fat, Protestant and poor, who suddenly becomes wealthy by various legal but immoral means; and of Jake Jackson, Catholic reformed tough guy, who has been abandoned by his English girlfriend and is looking for love. Meanwhile the strange letters 'OTG' start appearing on walls and paving stones throughout the city.
Eureka Street is a story of Belfast in the 1990s, six months before and after another ceasefire. It is the story of Chuckie Lurgan, fat, Protestant and poor, who suddenly becomes wealthy by various legal but immoral means; and of Jake Jackson, Catholic reformed tough guy, who has been abandoned by his English girlfriend and is looking for love. Meanwhile the strange letters 'OTG' start appearing on walls and paving stones throughout the city.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749396725
SKU
V9780749396725
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Ref
99-17
About Robert McLiam Wilson
Robert McLiam Wilson was born in Belfast in 1964. He is the author of three novels, including Ripley Bogle, Manfred's Pain and Eureka Street. In 2003, he was named as one of Granta Magazine's "Best of Young British Novelists."
Reviews for Eureka Street
Stylish, funny, black and memorable
Irish Times
Shocking and reassuring, visceral and alive with the majesty and mystery of the city, Eureka Street cements Wilson's reputation as one of the best writers around
Time Out
A novel of ambitious scope and compelling power; it marks a new level of accomplishment in an already formidable writer
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Irish Times
Shocking and reassuring, visceral and alive with the majesty and mystery of the city, Eureka Street cements Wilson's reputation as one of the best writers around
Time Out
A novel of ambitious scope and compelling power; it marks a new level of accomplishment in an already formidable writer
... Read more