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Since the 1920s Finbar's Hotel has stood proudly on Dublin's quays, but its glory days have long since passed it by. Now it is the haunt of surreptitious priests, prostitutes, and bewildered tourists. Soon its rock-star owner will tear the building down, but not until an astonishing array of guests-a barman on the make, a paranoid art thief stalking the corridors, a grieving woman who dreams of red-haired men, a desperate, middle-aged man out for one wild night, and other habitu?s of Dublin's nightlife-pass through for one last night within its seedy walls. From room to room, and from tale to tale, we encounter the dazzling cosmos of Irish life as told by seven of Ireland's most famous storytellers: Roddy Doyle, Colm To'b'n, Jennifer Johnston, Hugo Hamilton, Anne Enright, Joseph O'Connor, and Dermot Bolger. A smash bestseller in the U.K., Finbar's Hotel is an extraordinary interwoven work of fiction, pulsating with humor and suspense.
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It calls itself a novel, but Finbar's Hotel is really more a collection of related short stories by novelists. Irish writer Dermot Bolger came up with the idea to invite six of his literary colleagues to collaborate on a tale about a decrepit Dublin Hotel on the eve of its demolition. In its prime, Finbar's was a glorious place; now, however, it's the haunt of prostitutes and thieves. A new owner plans to pull it down, but before he does, the seven authors (Bolger, Anne Enright, Joseph O'Connor, Roddy Doyle, Jennifer Johnston, Hugo Hamilton, and Colm Tóibín) imagine for it one last night. In "Benny Does Dublin" we meet Ben Winters, a fortysomething husband and father on the lam from his loving family for a single night. "He'd never been in a hotel room before. He wanted to see what staying in one was like. He was curious. All of these were right, honest answers. But why alone? Why so close to home?" "White Lies" introduces Rose and Ivy, two sisters united by love, divided by a painful secret. In "The Test" Maureen Connolly comes to Finbar's to hide from a broken heart and ends up mending it instead.
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The serial novel has been tried before; what provides Finbar's Hotel with its twist is that none of the stories are signed. Bolger leaves it up to his readers to guess who's who. Those familiar with the work of these Irish novelists will enjoy the puzzle; others will still have these seven stories of love, despair, and redemption to relish. --Alix Wilber
Joseph O'Connor, a bestselling humorist (THE SECRET WORLD OF THE IRISH MALE) and dramatist, is the author of SWEET LIBERTY: TRAVELS IN IRISH AMERICA.
Anne Enright, a former television producer, has written a novel, THE WIG MY FATHER WORE, and a collection of stories, THE PORTABLE VIRGIN.
Colm Tobn has written three novels, including THE SOUTH and THE STORY OF THE NIGHT.
Dermot Bolger is the author of six novels, including THE JOURNEY HOME, and is the editor of THE VINTAGE BOOK OF CONTEMPORARY IRISH FICTION.
Roddy Doyle, author of THE COMMITMENTS, THE SNAPPER, and THE VAN, won the Booker Prize for PADDY CLARKE, HA HA HA.
Jennifer Johnston is the author of six novels, including THE RAILWAY STATION MAN and, most recently, THE ILLUSIONIST. Hugo Hamilton has written several novels including THE LAST SHOT, THE LOVE TEST, and HEADBANGER.
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- Publication date1999
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- ISBN 13 9780156006330
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- Number of pages273
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