- Oh, Play That Thing
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Oh, Play That Thing Author(s) Roddy Doyle Language English Series The Last Roundup Publisher Jonathan Cape Publication date 2004 Media type print Pages 384 ISBN 0224074369 Preceded by A Star Called Henry Followed by The Dead Republic Oh, Play That Thing (2004) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. It is Vol. 2 of The Last Roundup series, and follows on from Vol. 1, A Star Called Henry.
Plot summary
Having fallen foul of his erstwhile comrades in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Henry escapes to America. In New York, he becomes involved in advertising, pornography and bootlegging. After stepping on the toes of the Mob, Henry heads for Chicago, where he becomes the manager and partner-in-crime of Louis Armstrong. He becomes reunited with his wife and daughter, and, much to his dismay, the IRA.
Roddy Doyle Novels Paula SpencerFamily (TV, 1994) • The Woman Who Walked into Doors (1996) • Paula Spencer (2006)A Star Called Henry (1999) • Oh, Play That Thing! (2004) • The Dead Republic (2010)Children's novelsNot Just for Christmas (1999) · The Giggler Treatment (2000) · Rover Saves Christmas (2001) · The Meanwhile Adventures (2004) · Wilderness (2007) · Her Mother's Face (2008)OtherPaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (1993)Short stories The Deportees (2008) Bullfighting (2011)Films The Commitments (1991) · The Snapper (1993) · The Van (1996) · When Brendan Met Trudy (2000) · New Boy (2008)Theatre Brownbread (1987) · War (1989) · The Woman Who Walked into Doors (2003) · The Playboy of the Western World (2007)Categories:- 2004 novels
- Novels by Roddy Doyle
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