RO'CK of Ages

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RO'CK of Ages: From Boom Days to Zoom Days
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Author Paul Howard
IllustratorAlan Clarke
Cover artistAlan Clarke
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
Series Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Genre Serial
Set in Dublin, 2007–2020
Publisher Sandycove
Publication date
1 April 2021
Media typePaperback
Pages368
ISBN 978-1-84488-569-5
823.92

RO'CK of Ages: From Boom Days to Zoom Days is a 2021 book by Irish journalist and author Paul Howard, as part of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series. [1] [2] It is a compilation of newspaper columns previously published in The Irish Times between 2007 and 2021. [3] [4]

The title is a reference to the hymn "Rock of Ages", the Irish economic boom, and the use of Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Reception

Eugene O'Brien wrote in an Irish Times review, "There is a truth in fiction, and in Howard's work, satire provides the mode for the telling of this truth. His parallel Ireland is a mirror though which we can smile at the “real” Ireland, but also learn more about it than it is often willing to teach." [6]

Niamh Donnelly, in the same paper, wrote that "[Ross'] misguided wisdom seems to grow ever more salient as the years go by." [7]

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References

  1. ↑ O'Carroll-Kelly, Ross (1 April 2021). RO'CK of Ages: From boom days to Zoom days. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN   9781844885701 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Ro'ck of Ages". The Phoenix Magazine. 6 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Doyle, Martin. "Books to look out for in 2021". The Irish Times.
  4. ↑ "RO'CK of Ages". Dubray Books. 29 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Howard, Paul. "Paul Howard: Ten things I've learned writing Ross O'Carroll-Kelly". The Irish Times.
  6. ↑ O'Brien, Eugene (3 May 2021). "Ross O'Carroll Kelly's parallel Ireland: a mirror for us to crack up at". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Donnelly, Niamh. "20 gripping books: Fiction and non-fiction to read this summer". The Irish Times.
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