The cripple of Inishmaan
"In 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island to film a documentary. No one is more excited than Cripple Billy, an unloved boy whose chief occupation has been gazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of hi...
| Main Author: | McDonagh, Martin. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
1998.
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| Physical Description: |
113 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
"In 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island to film a documentary. No one is more excited than Cripple Billy, an unloved boy whose chief occupation has been gazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him. For Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for the Yank. And as news of his audacity ripples through his rumor-starved community, The Cripple of Inishmaan becomes a merciless portrayal of a world so comically cramped and mean-spirited that hope is an affront to its order."--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: |
Cast: 5 men, 4 women. "In 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island to film a documentary. No one is more excited than Cripple Billy, an unloved boy whose chief occupation has been gazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him. For Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for the Yank. And as news of his audacity ripples through his rumor-starved community, The Cripple of Inishmaan becomes a merciless portrayal of a world so comically cramped and mean-spirited that hope is an affront to its order."--Back cover. |
| Physical Description: |
113 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0375705236 9780375705236 9780739403020 0739403028 |