Author | Roddy Doyle |
---|---|
Cover artist |
Marcus Lyon (photo) Stephen Parker (design) |
Country | Ireland |
Language | English |
Genre | Short stories |
Publisher |
Jonathan Cape (UK) Viking (US) Knopf Canada |
Publication date | 2007 |
Media type | Print & eBook |
Pages | 242 |
ISBN | 0-224-08061-X |
The Deportees and Other Stories is the first short story collection [1] by Irish writer Roddy Doyle first published by Jonathan Cape in 2007. [2] All the stories were written for Metro Éireann, a multicultural paper aimed at Ireland's immigrant population and explore their experiences. The stories were written in 800 word chapters and published monthly; as Doyle explains in the foreword to the book:
The stories have never been carefully planned. I send off a chapter to the Metro Eireann editor Chinedu Onyejelem, and, often, I haven't a clue what's going to happen next, And I don't care too much, until the deadline begin's to tap me on the shoulder. It's a fresh, small terror, once a month. I live a very quiet life; I love that monthly terror.[ This quote needs a citation]
Author | Roddy Doyle |
---|---|
Cover artist |
Marcus Lyon (photo) Stephen Parker (design) |
Country | Ireland |
Language | English |
Genre | Short stories |
Publisher |
Jonathan Cape (UK) Viking (US) Knopf Canada |
Publication date | 2007 |
Media type | Print & eBook |
Pages | 242 |
ISBN | 0-224-08061-X |
The Deportees and Other Stories is the first short story collection [1] by Irish writer Roddy Doyle first published by Jonathan Cape in 2007. [2] All the stories were written for Metro Éireann, a multicultural paper aimed at Ireland's immigrant population and explore their experiences. The stories were written in 800 word chapters and published monthly; as Doyle explains in the foreword to the book:
The stories have never been carefully planned. I send off a chapter to the Metro Eireann editor Chinedu Onyejelem, and, often, I haven't a clue what's going to happen next, And I don't care too much, until the deadline begin's to tap me on the shoulder. It's a fresh, small terror, once a month. I live a very quiet life; I love that monthly terror.[ This quote needs a citation]