A celebration of the minutiae of everyday life and the idle dreams and small victories of ordinary people, Leonard and Hungry Paul crafts perfectly formed mini-dramas out of the most mundane situations. Strikingly original and, in its devotion to the conventional, highly unconventional in tone, Hession’s beautifully observed novel is an understated triumph.
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Debut Book of the Year 2020
A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice
Leonard and Hungry Paul is the story of two friends who ordinarily would remain uncelebrated. It finds a value and specialness in them that is not immediately apparent and prompts the idea that maybe we could learn from the people that we overlook in life.
Leonard and Hungry Paul change the world differently to the rest of us: we try and change it by effort and force; they change it by discovering the small things they can do well and offering them to others.
Publisher: Bluemoose Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781910422441
Number of pages: 245
Dimensions: 228 x 198 mm
Short listed for The Dalkey Literary Awards 2020;Short listed for The British Book Awards 2020;Short listed for The Society of Authors McKitterick Prize 2020;Short listed for The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the year 2020;Chosen for BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB - March 2019
I heard Rónán talking about this book on Radio 2 and I knew I had to read it immediately.
Everyone should read this book. I LOVE it. It highlights taking pleasure in the small details of everyday life. Noticing the...
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