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| Author | Roddy Doyle |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Derek Spiers |
| Cover artist | Charlie O’Neill |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Barrytown Trilogy |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | King Farouk (Dublin) |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 144 |
| ISBN | 0-9512072-0-2 |
| Followed by | The Snapper |
The Commitments (1987) (originally to be called The Partitions[1]) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle.[2] The first episode in The Barrytown Trilogy, it is about a group of unemployed young people in the north side of Dublin, Ireland, who start a soul band.
- ^ "Roddy Doyle's rules for writers". The Guardian. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Walton, James (9 November 2017). "All That Shite". The New York Review of Books. 64 (17) – via www.nybooks.com.