Paradise House
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In 1909, James Joyce returned to Dublin to open Ireland’s first cinema, the Volta Electric Theatre, but it failed miserably. What if it had succeeded, and Joyce stayed to lead a successful cinema venture instead of becoming a literary icon?
In Paradise House, bestselling author Paul Perry imagines this alternate reality, re-imagining Joyce as a Gatsby-like figure in an Irish retelling of Fitzgerald’s classic, set against the backdrop of revolution.
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'An intriguing feat of deft imaginative power.' Dermot Bolger
In 1909, James Joyce returned to Dublin to open Ireland's first cinema, the Volta Electric Theatre, but it failed miserably. What if it had succeeded, and Joyce stayed to lead a successful cinema venture instead of becoming a literary icon?
In Paradise House, bestselling author Paul Perry imagines this alternate reality, re-imagining Joyce as a Gatsby-like figure in an Irish retelling of Fitzgerald's classic, set against the backdrop of revolution.
Narrated by Joyce's assistant, Jacob Moonlight, Paradise House is a nostalgic exploration of what might have been, filled with longing and literary homage.
Praised as 'prodigiously gifted' by Fred D'Aguiar, Perry delivers a brilliant and captivating tale of lost possibilities.
'Audacious... glorious.' Nessa O'Mahony
'Stunning, gripping, wonderful and completely original.' Eilis Ni Dhuibhne
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| Weight | 701 g |
|---|---|
| Book_author | Perry, Paul |
| Publisher | Somerville Press |
| Imprint | Somerville Press |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |