The Little Hammer

John Kelly

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Vintage
15 April 2001

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery

A majestic and psychologically penetrative narrative, which has the reader crying then laughing from one page to the next.

'Would you believe me if I told you that I was only nine years of age when I killed him?' In a paint-splattered room, a young and successful Irish painter confronts his shocking and murderous past- a dark day on the beach at Bundoran, Co. Donegal, when he quietly dispatched a palaeontologist with his own geological hammer. His life is further disrupted by the beautiful Billy Maguire, an Ingrid Bergman lookalike who leads him all the way to Prague and involves him-and his beloved and devoutly paranoid grandmother-in yet another grievous crime. Struggling to keep reality and unreality apart, he wishes only to be taken seriously-as sinner and lover, artist and murderer.

Featuring cameos from Elvis Presley, Shirley Temple and the Pope, the Little Hammer is a triumph of linguistic brio, dark imagination and wild wit from one of Ireland's most exciting new talents.

By: John Kelly
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 139g
ISBN: 9780099285137
ISBN 10: 0099285134
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 15 April 2001
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Kelly was born in 1965 in County Fermanagh. He works as a writer and broadcaster mainly for RTE and The Irish Times. He is the author of The Little Hammer (2000) and Sophisticated Boom Boom (2003). Married with one daughter, he lives in Dublin.

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Immediate, passionate...shot through with descriptive brilliance. - Guardian Voted one of the 20 hippest people in Ireland, this glittering debut can only enhance that reputation. - The Times

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