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The Commitments by Roddy Doyle · Booklabria

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MusiciansDublin

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Part ofThe Barrytown Trilogy3 books in the catalogue

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First published: 1987
Editions: 13 in 4 languages
Series: The Barrytown Trilogy

Synopsis

The Commitments (1987) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle.[2] The first episode in The Barrytown Trilogy, it is about a group of unemployed young people in the north side of Dublin, Ireland, who start a soul band.

Subjects: Musicians
Dublin
Bands
Musical fiction
Soul music
Soul musicians
Set in: Ireland
America
Dublin
Barrytown
Characters: Otis Redding
Sam Cooke
Bernie McGloughlin
Billy Mooney
Brassers

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Editions

13 in 4 languages

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English9 German2 French1 Spanish1

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