Roysh Here, Roysh Now… The Teenage Dirtbag Years
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| Author | Paul Howard |
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| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Genre | Comic novel, satire |
| Set in | Dublin, 1999–2000 |
| Publisher | Sunday Tribune |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 139 |
| ISBN | 0952603551 |
| 823.92 | |
| Preceded by | The Miseducation of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Followed by | The Orange Mocha-Chip Frappuccino Years |
Roysh Here, Roysh Now… The Teenage Dirtbag Years is a 2001 novel by Irish journalist and author Paul Howard, and the second in the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series.[1][2][3][4]
The title refers to the Fatboy Slim song "Right Here, Right Now" and the Wheatus song "Teenage Dirtbag".
Plot[edit]
Ross begins higher education, of a sort, at University College Dublin and between terms takes a break to the United States.[4]
The Teenage Dirtbag Years[edit]
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| Author | Paul Howard |
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| Illustrator | Alan Clarke |
| Cover artist | Alan Clarke |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Humour |
| Set in | Dublin and Ocean City, Maryland, 1999–2000 |
| Publisher | The O'Brien Press |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 0-86278-849-8 |
| 823.92 | |
| Preceded by | The Miseducation Years |
| Followed by | The Orange Mocha-Chip Frappuccino Years |
In 2004, a revised and expanded edition, titled The Teenage Dirtbag Years, was published.
Reception[edit]
In the Irish Independent, Declan Lynch wrote "I don't regard the musings of O'Carroll-Kelly as being essentially humorous. I regard them as straight reportage, journalism of a very high order, which holds up a mirror to a way of life, a whole breed of men, most of whom will be avidly participating in the Rugby World Cup. I don't think that some of these guys are a bit like Ross some of the time, I think they're all a lot like Ross, all of the time."[5] Ferdia Mac Anna called The Teenage Dirtbag Years "engagingly subversive," while John Healy called it "Silly but fun."[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ Howard, Paul (16 August 2001). Roysh Here, Roysh Now: Ross O'Carroll-Kelly - the Teenage Dirtbag Years. ISBN 9780952603559 – via Google Books.
- ^ Howard, Paul (16 August 2004). The teenage dirtbag years /. O'Brien. ISBN 9780862788490.
- ^ Maher, Eamon; O'Brien, Eugene (1 November 2015). From Prosperity to Austerity: A socio-cultural critique of the Celtic Tiger and its aftermath. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526101471 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Gorman, Clare (1 June 2015). The Undecidable: Jacques Derrida and Paul Howard. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443883597 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jolly different, those men with oval balls". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Fifty fabulous reads for summer". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Tell me a story, then I'll go to bed". Independent.ie.