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Highlights
- After years of violence, a tense calm pervades Northern Ireland, soon to be broken by Jimmy Coogan, an IRA veteran gone renegade.
- About the Author: James Hynes is the author of Publish and Perish and The Lecturer's Tale, both a New York Times Notable Book.
- 368 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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About the Book
A tense calm that pervades over Northern Ireland is about to be broken by Jimmy Coogan, an IRA veteran gone renegade. As he plans to destroy the parliamentary ambitions of the IRA leadership, two unsuspecting young Americans are drawn in to the unforgiving labyrinth of modern terrorism.Book Synopsis
After years of violence, a tense calm pervades Northern Ireland, soon to be broken by Jimmy Coogan, an IRA veteran gone renegade. Jimmy has stolen ten pounds of plastic explosive, intending to destroy the parliamentary ambitions of the IRA leadership.
Into Jimmy's turbulent world come two young Americans: Brian, vain, ironic, but well-meaning; and Clare, a beautiful, earnest college student. In Ireland on an errand for his Irish Republican family in Detroit, Brian is recruited to Jimmy's bloody mission by his cousin Maire, Coogan's sharp-tongued wife. Soon they are all drawn into the unforgiving labyrinth of modern terrorism, borne toward a horrific and fatal climax.Review Quotes
"This, ladies and gentlemen, is the real stuff . . . Go out today and get this book, and plan on doing nothing else but reading it tonight." --The Washington Post
"More than just a page-turning thriller (though it's very much that as well, The Wild Colonial Boy is an intelligent and eminently accessible study of the mad intricacies of contemporary Irish politics. Behind the powerful drive of the meticulously crafted plot, James Hynes's understanding and affection for the land and its people makes itself very strongly felt." --Madison Smartt Bell "A striking first novel . . . the language is charged, urgent. It is the eeriest and one of the most brilliant descriptions of anonymous violence in modern fiction." --Irish-America MagazineAbout the Author
James Hynes is the author of Publish and Perish and The Lecturer's Tale, both a New York Times Notable Book. His television criticism has appeared in Mother Jones and the Utne Reader. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Dimensions (Overall): 5.5 Inches (H) x 8.4 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Picador USA
Format: Paperback
Author: James Hynes
Language: English
Street Date: December 8, 2000
TCIN: 94449672
UPC: 9780312204426
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-6136
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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