{"product_id":"killoyle-an-irish-farce-paperback","title":"Killoyle: An Irish Farce - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Boylan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoger Boylan is a booze-soaked humorist in the tradition of James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, and Samuel Beckett.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Boylan's first novel is about the inhabitants of the Irish town of Killoyle: Milo Rogers, a headwaiter and would-be poet with a bit of a drinking problem and a bit of a sexual one; Kathy Hickman, a writer for the woman's fashion magazine \u003cem\u003eGlam \u003c\/em\u003eandformer pin-up girl; Wolfetone Grey, who reads books only by or about God, and who also makes anonymous phone calls throughout the town in order to make people believe, among other things, that they have just won the lottery; and a host of other peculiar folks, all tortured by problems with God, sex, Ireland, and the drink. Accompanying all of this are hundreds of acerbic, hilarious footnotes from a nameless figure who rudely comments upon the characters and events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoger Boylan\u003c\/strong\u003e is an American writer who was raised in Ireland, France, and Switzerland and attended the University of Ulster and the University of Edinburgh. His novel \u003cem\u003eKilloyle\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1997 by Dalkey Archive Press. \u003cem\u003eKilloyle \u003c\/em\u003ebecame the first book in the \"Killoyle trilogy,\" followed by \u003cem\u003eThe Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad\u003c\/em\u003e in 2003 and \u003cem\u003eThe Maladjusted Terrorist\u003c\/em\u003e in 2006. In 2011, Boylan published a memoir, \u003cem\u003eRun Like Blazes\u003c\/em\u003e, and followed it in 2012 with his magnum opus, \u003cem\u003eThe Adorations\u003c\/em\u003e, also available from Dalkey Archive Press. Boylan is a regular contributor to the \u003cem\u003eBoston Review's \u003c\/em\u003eNew Fiction Forum, and his writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e. He currently lives in Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48716810944761,"sku":"9781628976496","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/sz5dPCZRsJ9781628976496.webp?v=1785075643","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/killoyle-an-irish-farce-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}