{"product_id":"killoyle-an-irish-farce-dalkey-essentials","title":"Killoyle: An Irish Farce","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the delightfully eccentric Irish town of Killoyle, everyone seems to be wrestling with God, sex, drink, or all three at once. Milo Rogers dreams of becoming a poet while working as a headwaiter and drinking far more than is wise. Around him spins a cast of unforgettable characters: a former pin-up turned fashion writer, a religious obsessive who delights in elaborate practical jokes, and a community of lovable misfits whose lives collide in increasingly absurd and hilarious ways. Hovering over it all is an anonymous commentator whose acerbic footnotes gleefully interrupt and undermine the story itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1997, \u003cem\u003eKilloyle\u003c\/em\u003e is a wildly inventive comic novel that draws on the traditions of James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, and Samuel Beckett while carving out a voice entirely its own. Equal parts satire, metafiction, and bawdy farce, Roger Boylan's debut has become a cult classic of contemporary Irish literature and now returns as part of the Dalkey Essentials series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoger Boylan is an American novelist who was raised in Ireland, France, and Switzerland. He studied at the University of Ulster and the University of Edinburgh before publishing \u003cem\u003eKilloyle\u003c\/em\u003e, the first novel in his acclaimed \"Killoyle Trilogy,\" followed by \u003cem\u003eThe Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Maladjusted Terrorist\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and he is celebrated for his exuberant humour and inventive literary style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDalkey Archive Press (Dalkey Essentials)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJune 26, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterary Fiction · Irish Literature · Satire · Humour · Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781628976496\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280284278966,"sku":"9781628976496","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781628976496.jpg?v=1784826028","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/killoyle-an-irish-farce-dalkey-essentials","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}