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The Mammy

The Mammy Paperback - 1999

by O'Carroll, Brendan (Author)

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Popular Irish comedian Brendan O'Carroll chronicles with raw humor and great affection the comic misadventures of a large and lively North Dublin family in the 1960s. "The Mammy" is also a film directed by and starring Anjelica Huston, tentatively scheduled for U.S. release in Fall 1999. This title is part of an unnamed trilogy that includes "The Chisellers" and "The Granny".

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Plume, 1999. Paperback. New. 176 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches.
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  • Title The Mammy
  • Author O'Carroll, Brendan (Author)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Condition New
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Plume, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1999
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1-0452281032
  • ISBN 9780452281035 / 0452281032
  • Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.04 x 5.4 x 0.48 in (20.42 x 13.72 x 1.22 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 1950-1999
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: Ireland
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
    • Ethnic Orientation: Irish
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Widows
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98050381
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

"Mammy" is what Irish children call their mothers and The Mammy is Agnes Browne--a widow struggling to raise seven children in a North Dublin neighborhood in the 1960s. Popular Irish comedian Brendan O'Carroll chronicles the comic misadventures of this large and lively family with raw humor and great affection. Forced to be mother, father, and referee to her battling clan, the ever-resourceful Agnes Browne occasionally finds a spare moment to trade gossip and quips with her best pal Marion Monks (alias "The Kaiser") and even finds herself pursued by the amorous Frenchman who runs the local pizza parlor.

Like the novels of Roddy Doyle, The Mammy features pitch-perfect dialogue, lightning wit, and a host of colorful characters. Earthy and exuberant, the novel brilliantly captures the brash energy and cheerful irreverence of working-class Irish life.

From the publisher

Brendan O'Carroll, the youngest of eleven children, was born in Stonybatter, a North Dublin neighborhood, in 1955. He is an acclaimed playwright and Ireland's most popular stand-up comedian. The creator of a hugely successful Irish radio show, Mrs. Browne's Boys (the genesis of his novels), O'Carroll is also an actor and has a role in the upcoming film version of Angela's Ashes. All the books in his Mrs. Browne trilogy were #1 bestsellers in his native Ireland. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.

First line

LIKE ALL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, the interior of the public waiting room in the Department of Social Welfare was drab and uninviting.

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Media reviews

"I think Brendan O'Carroll is Agnes Browne, and if he's not, he's done one hell of a job capturing the absolute essence of a widowed mother in working-class Dublin."
—Anjelica Huston

"How to lose weight: Read The Mammy. You will laugh your arse off and your tears will do away with your water-retention problem. It is an uproariously funny account of growing up in inner-city Dublin—a laugh-out loud book with a Dickensian twist to it."
—Malachy McCourt, author of A Monk Swimming

"Hilarious and irreverent. A must-read."
—Gabriel Byrne

Citations

  • Booklist, 05/01/1999, Page 1578
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/15/1999, Page 402
  • Library Journal, 05/01/1999, Page 112
  • New York Times, 07/18/1999, Page 19
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/08/1999, Page 41

About the author

Brendan O'Carroll, the youngest of eleven children, was born in Stonybatter, a North Dublin neighborhood, in 1955. He is an acclaimed playwright and Ireland's most popular stand-up comedian. The creator of a hugely successful Irish radio show, Mrs. Browne's Boys (the genesis of his novels), O'Carroll is also an actor and has a role in the upcoming film version of Angela's Ashes. All the books in his Mrs. Browne trilogy were #1 bestsellers in his native Ireland. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.

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