The Guts (novel) explained

Author:	Roddy Doyle
Country:	Ireland
Language:	English
Genre:	Fiction
Publisher:	Jonathan Cape
Release Date:	2013
Media Type:	Print hardback
Pages:	336
Isbn:	0224098322
Preceded By:	The Barrytown Trilogy

The Guts is a 2013 novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. The novel returns to Barrytown where Jimmy Rabbitte, Outspan, and Imelda are 30 years older and have all changed – but not all that much.

Premise

Jimmy Rabbitte is back with some old friends, but time has moved on for all of them. The man who created the soul band, The Commitments, is now forty-seven, with a loving wife, four children, and bowel cancer. He is not dying, he thinks, but he might be.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Guts was named Novel of the Year at the 2013 Irish Book Awards in November.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Review: The Guts, By Roddy Doyle. 17 August 2013. The Independent. 27 November 2013.
2. Web site: The Guts by Roddy Doyle - review. 18 August 2013. Guardian. 27 November 2013.
3. Web site: Roddy Doyle wins Novel of the Year. 27 November 2013. RTÉ News. 27 November 2013.
4. Web site: Inside story: Roddy Doyle's got the Guts for awards glory. 27 November 2013. Irish Independent . 27 November 2013.