Sophisticated Boom Boom
Sophisticated Boom Boom
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Published:
1 April, 2004
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Description
In Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in the seventies, nothing happens. Every day. Teenagers Declan Lydon and his trusted friend Spit Maguire stand under lampposts waiting to be overtaken by some hormonal storm, to be enveloped by strange women, to finally make some connection with the glorious, glamorous world they know is out there somewhere. Their salvation comes through music. When, miraculously, Thin Lizzy come to town, Declan goes in to the concert in his brown cardigan and emerges wearing a black leather jacket...
Sophisticated Boom Boom is a tender, hilarious account of the agonies and absurdities of growing up in a backwater of pebbledash and Space Invaders. Crucially, though, this is a love letter to the period and the place, and to the liberating, healing power of music that galvanises and transforms.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099285960 |
| ISBN10 | 0099285967 |
| Number Of Pages | 208 |
| Item Weight | 145 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 197 x 13 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A witty, inventive, exhilarating novel * Guardian *
Wonderful...Very Touching * Elvis Costello *
A universally applicable evocation of male adolescence...and of the gifts that music brings * William Gibson *
Kelly has proved that he is one of Ireland's best emerging talents with a substantial gift for comic writing * Irish News *
Rich in familiar horrors but full of weird surprises * Observer *
Kelly communicates a deep love for the simple and profound influence of music * Big Issue *
Witty and well observed and, on the subject of music, inspiring * Sunday Tribune *
Author's Bio
John Kelly was born in 1965 in County Fermanagh. He works as a writer and broadcaster. He is the author of The Little Hammer, published by Cape in 2000. Married with one daughter, he lives in Dublin.