false 59643 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648329m/59643.jpg The Hard Life is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. The Hard Life is straight-faced entertainment that conceals in laughter its own devious and wicked satire by one of the best known Irish writers of the 20th century.]]> 59643 10 2133350 book 1961 The Hard Life: An Exegesis of Squalor total:96|5:16|4:42|3:32|2:6|1:0| 96 356 142 11 15248 4.03 3425 524 20091104 725162 59643 1564781410 9781564781413 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648329m/59643.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59643.The_Hard_Life_An_Exegesis_of_Squalor 3.73 89 The Hard Life is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. The Hard Life is straight-faced entertainment that conceals in laughter its own devious and wicked satire by one of the best known Irish writers of the 20th century.]]> 3 1 false Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 13 18:28:49 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 18:56:42 -0700 2008
The story is told by the younger of two orphaned brothers, Finbarr and Manus, who are brought to Mr. Collophy in the south side of Dublin, about 1890. We follow their life over the course of about twelve yea...more...]]> 10704078 347123 59643 1564781410 9781564781413 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648329m/59643.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59643.The_Hard_Life_An_Exegesis_of_Squalor 3.71 96 The Hard Life is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. The Hard Life is straight-faced entertainment that conceals in laughter its own devious and wicked satire by one of the best known Irish writers of the 20th century.]]> 5 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 13:37:32 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 23 09:26:21 -0800 2007 more...]]> 55792444 1131807 59643 1564781410 9781564781413 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648329m/59643.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59643.The_Hard_Life_An_Exegesis_of_Squalor 3.71 96 The Hard Life is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. The Hard Life is straight-faced entertainment that conceals in laughter its own devious and wicked satire by one of the best known Irish writers of the 20th century.]]> 3 0 false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 08:12:32 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 05:49:42 -0700 2009 66179695 1301863 59643 1564781410 9781564781413 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648329m/59643.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59643.The_Hard_Life_An_Exegesis_of_Squalor 3.71 96 The Hard Life is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. The Hard Life is straight-faced entertainment that conceals in laughter its own devious and wicked satire by one of the best known Irish writers of the 20th century.]]> 2 0 false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 12:47:35 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 12:47:39 -0700 2009 54250595 998697 59643 1564781410 9781564781413 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648329m/59643.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59643.The_Hard_Life_An_Exegesis_of_Squalor 3.71 96 The Hard Life is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. The Hard Life is straight-faced entertainment that conceals in laughter its own devious and wicked satire by one of the best known Irish writers of the 20th century.]]> 3 0 false Tue Apr 28 11:06:23 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 11:07:29 -0700 2009 34078770 863686 59643 1564781410 9781564781413 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648329m/59643.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59643.The_Hard_Life_An_Exegesis_of_Squalor 3.71 96 The Hard Life is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. The Hard Life is straight-faced entertainment that conceals in laughter its own devious and wicked satire by one of the best known Irish writers of the 20th century.]]> 4 1 false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 28 18:24:58 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 09 17:19:04 -0800 2008
As funny as The Hard Life is, it's more... familiar than those early works, which is a little tragic....more...]]> 63630987 2102149 59643 1564781410 9781564781413 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648329m/59643.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59643.The_Hard_Life_An_Exegesis_of_Squalor 3.71 96 The Hard Life is a sober farce from a master of Irish comic fiction. Set in Dublin at the turn of the century, the novel does involve squalor--illness, alcoholism, unemployment, bodily functions, crime, illicit sex--but also investigates such diverse topics as Church history, tightrope walking, and the pressing need for public toilets for ladies. 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