For The Good Times

Resumen del libro

WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2019From the author of This Is Memorial Device. 'A gasp-inducing thrill of a ride.' i Independent'An exhilarating novel, burning with rage, danger and dark humour.' Literary Review'Remarkable . .

. demented brilliance.' Scotland on SundayBelfast, 1970s: Sammy and his three friends live in an impoverished area of the city that has become the epicentre of a country seemingly intent on cannibalising itself. They love sharp clothes, a good drink, and the songs of Perry Como, whose commitment to clean living holds up a dissonant mirror to their own attempts to rise above their circumstances.

They dream of a Free State, and their methods for achieving this are uncompromising. But For the Good Times is not just a novel about the IRA. It is about the heartbreak and devastation that commitment to 'the cause' can bring; of violence and betrayal, breakdown and rebirth.

Biografía del autor

(Glasgow, 1971) es un escritor escocés, también conocido por su faceta de crítico y periodista musical, especialmente como colaborador habitual de la prestigiosa revista The Wire. En la década de los noventa produjo programas de radio, montó su propio sello, Volcanic Tongue, especializado en música underground, y ya en los 2000 fue miembro del grupo Taurpis Tula. En Sexto Piso publicamos su primera novela, Memorial Device, en 2018. Por los buenos tiempos fue merecedora del Premio Gordon Burn en 2019.