Verwandte Artikel zu The Brothers' Lot
Zu dieser ISBN ist aktuell kein Angebot verfügbar.
Alle Exemplare der Ausgabe mit dieser ISBN anzeigen:
Book by Holohan Kevin
Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Críticas:
"The mix of dire experiences that goes into the education dished out at the Brothers of Godly Coercion School for Young Boys of Meager Means adds up to a mordantly funny debut from Dublin native Holohan."
--Publishers Weekly "Taking dead aim at the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church and the atmosphere of repression that allowed abuse to flourish, this first novel uses satire to stinging effect . . . Terribly bleak and terribly funny, this skillful debut pays tribute to the irrepressible spirit of all the rebellious young boys who would not give in to authoritarian rule."
--Booklist "[Holohan] possesses his own distinct voice. Especially useful as therapy for recovering Catholics or to tweak apologists of the church, this impressive debut is highly recommended."
--Library Journal "A witty, brilliant, devastating expression of outrage. . . this novel is so subtly imagined, so elegantly structured, written in such hilarious prose but with such horrifying details, that what it offers is an overpowering, visionary judgement of a society."
--Times Literary Supplement "The book is funny, fast-paced with one crisis after another, but always pulls at the heartstrings."
--Brooklyn Rail
Reseña del editor:
--Publishers Weekly "Taking dead aim at the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church and the atmosphere of repression that allowed abuse to flourish, this first novel uses satire to stinging effect . . . Terribly bleak and terribly funny, this skillful debut pays tribute to the irrepressible spirit of all the rebellious young boys who would not give in to authoritarian rule."
--Booklist "[Holohan] possesses his own distinct voice. Especially useful as therapy for recovering Catholics or to tweak apologists of the church, this impressive debut is highly recommended."
--Library Journal "A witty, brilliant, devastating expression of outrage. . . this novel is so subtly imagined, so elegantly structured, written in such hilarious prose but with such horrifying details, that what it offers is an overpowering, visionary judgement of a society."
--Times Literary Supplement "The book is funny, fast-paced with one crisis after another, but always pulls at the heartstrings."
--Brooklyn Rail
"Holohan's ability to write the kind of free-flowing naturalistic dialogue that so potently conveys the anarchic spirit of schoolboy warfare . . . is grounded by a shadow play of macabre references to horrors that ghost around the edges of the narrative, many eerily similar to some of the more infamous real life reports that have emerged in recent years."
--The Irish Times
Combining the spirit of Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim with a bawdy evisceration of hypocrisy in old-school Catholic education, The Brothers' Lot is a comic satire that tells the story of the Brothers of Godly Coercion School for Young Boys of Meager Means, a dilapidated Dickensian institution run by an assemblage of eccentric, insane, and often nasty celibate Brothers. The school is in decline and the Brothers hunger for a miracle to move their founder, the Venerable Saorseach O'Rahilly, along the path to Sainthood.
When a possible miracle presents itself, the Brothers fervently seize on it with the help of the ethically pliant Diocesan Investigator, himself hungry for a miracle to boost his career. The school simultaneously comes under threat from strange outside forces. The harder the Brothers try to defend the school, the worse things seem to get. It takes an outsider, Finbar Sullivan, a young student newly arrived at the school, to see that the source of the threat may in fact lie inside the school itself. As the miracle unravels, the Brothers' efforts to preserve it unleash a disastrous chain of events.
Tackling a serious subject from the oblique viewpoint of satire, The Brothers' Lot explores the culture that allowed abuses within church-run institutions in Ireland to go unchecked for decades.
--The Irish Times
Combining the spirit of Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim with a bawdy evisceration of hypocrisy in old-school Catholic education, The Brothers' Lot is a comic satire that tells the story of the Brothers of Godly Coercion School for Young Boys of Meager Means, a dilapidated Dickensian institution run by an assemblage of eccentric, insane, and often nasty celibate Brothers. The school is in decline and the Brothers hunger for a miracle to move their founder, the Venerable Saorseach O'Rahilly, along the path to Sainthood.
When a possible miracle presents itself, the Brothers fervently seize on it with the help of the ethically pliant Diocesan Investigator, himself hungry for a miracle to boost his career. The school simultaneously comes under threat from strange outside forces. The harder the Brothers try to defend the school, the worse things seem to get. It takes an outsider, Finbar Sullivan, a young student newly arrived at the school, to see that the source of the threat may in fact lie inside the school itself. As the miracle unravels, the Brothers' efforts to preserve it unleash a disastrous chain of events.
Tackling a serious subject from the oblique viewpoint of satire, The Brothers' Lot explores the culture that allowed abuses within church-run institutions in Ireland to go unchecked for decades.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
- VerlagAkashic Books,U.S.
- Erscheinungsdatum2011
- ISBN 10 193607091X
- ISBN 13 9781936070916
- EinbandTapa blanda
- Anzahl der Seiten300
- Bewertung
Neu kaufen
Mehr zu diesem Angebot erfahren
EUR 9,69
Versand:
EUR 3,68
Innerhalb der USA
Beste Suchergebnisse bei AbeBooks
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Brothers' Lot [Paperback] Holohan, Kevin
Anbieter:
Bewertung
Buchbeschreibung Zustand: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers OTF-S-9781936070916
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Neu kaufen
EUR 9,69
Währung umrechnen
Foto des Verkäufers
Brothers' Lot
Verlag:
Akashic Books, Ltd.
(2011)
ISBN 10: 193607091X
ISBN 13: 9781936070916
Neu
Softcover
Anzahl: 3
Anbieter:
Bewertung
Buchbeschreibung Zustand: New. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 11864505-n
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Neu kaufen
EUR 10,96
Währung umrechnen
Foto des Verkäufers
The Brothers' Lot by Holohan, Kevin [Paperback ]
Anbieter:
Bewertung
Buchbeschreibung Soft Cover. Zustand: new. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781936070916
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Neu kaufen
EUR 14,05
Währung umrechnen
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Brothers Lot
Verlag:
Akashic Books, Ltd.
(2011)
ISBN 10: 193607091X
ISBN 13: 9781936070916
Neu
Softcover
Anzahl: 1
Anbieter:
Bewertung
Buchbeschreibung Zustand: New. . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 52GZZZ00KL3S_ns
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Neu kaufen
EUR 17,51
Währung umrechnen
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
Brothers' Lot, The
Anbieter:
Bewertung
Buchbeschreibung PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers IB-9781936070916
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Neu kaufen
EUR 20,82
Währung umrechnen
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Brothers' Lot
Verlag:
Akashic Books 2011-07-07, Brooklyn, NY
(2011)
ISBN 10: 193607091X
ISBN 13: 9781936070916
Neu
paperback
Anzahl: 1
Anbieter:
Bewertung
Buchbeschreibung paperback. Zustand: New. Language: ENG. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781936070916
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Neu kaufen
EUR 16,23
Währung umrechnen
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Brothers' Lot
Anbieter:
Bewertung
Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 317 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers x-193607091X
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Neu kaufen
EUR 19,06
Währung umrechnen
Foto des Verkäufers
Brothers' Lot
Verlag:
Akashic Books, Ltd.
(2011)
ISBN 10: 193607091X
ISBN 13: 9781936070916
Neu
Softcover
Anzahl: 3
Anbieter:
Bewertung
Buchbeschreibung Zustand: New. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 11864505-n
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Neu kaufen
EUR 21,45
Währung umrechnen
Foto des Verkäufers
The Brothers\ Lot
Anbieter:
Bewertung
Buchbeschreibung Zustand: New. Über den AutorKevin Holohan was born in Dublin. He is a graduate of University College Dublin and a veteran of a high school education at the hands of the Christian Brothers in Dublin. His short stories have been published i. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 905863182
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Neu kaufen
EUR 18,03
Währung umrechnen
Foto des Verkäufers
The Brothers' Lot (Paperback)
Verlag:
Akashic Books,U.S., New York
(2011)
ISBN 10: 193607091X
ISBN 13: 9781936070916
Neu
Paperback
Anzahl: 1
Anbieter:
Bewertung
Buchbeschreibung Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. "Holohan's ability to write the kind of free-flowing naturalistic dialogue that so potently conveys the anarchic spirit of schoolboy warfare . . . is grounded by a shadow play of macabre references to horrors that ghost around the edges of the narrative, many eerily similar to some of the more infamous real life reports that have emerged in recent years."--The Irish TimesCombining the spirit of Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim with a bawdy evisceration of hypocrisy in old-school Catholic education, The Brothers' Lot is a comic satire that tells the story of the Brothers of Godly Coercion School for Young Boys of Meager Means, a dilapidated Dickensian institution run by an assemblage of eccentric, insane, and often nasty celibate Brothers. The school is in decline and the Brothers hunger for a miracle to move their founder, the Venerable Saorseach O'Rahilly, along the path to Sainthood.When a possible miracle presents itself, the Brothers fervently seize on it with the help of the ethically pliant Diocesan Investigator, himself hungry for a miracle to boost his career. The school simultaneously comes under threat from strange outside forces. The harder the Brothers try to defend the school, the worse things seem to get. It takes an outsider, Finbar Sullivan, a young student newly arrived at the school, to see that the source of the threat may in fact lie inside the school itself. As the miracle unravels, the Brothers' efforts to preserve it unleash a disastrous chain of events.Tackling a serious subject from the oblique viewpoint of satire, The Brothers' Lot explores the culture that allowed abuses within church-run institutions in Ireland to go unchecked for decades. A hilarious and satirical debut novel exploring religious hypocrisy in an Irish secondary school. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781936070916
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verkäufer | Verkäufer kontaktieren
Neu kaufen
EUR 24,17
Währung umrechnen