The Commitments (novel)

The Commitments (Original Title: The Commitments ) is the first novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. Released he is 1987.

Action

The novel is about the twenty -year-old Jimmy Rabbitte, the end of the 1980s with some friends the soul band " The Commitments " is based and their manager is. ( Roddy Doyle later said the characters in the novel were inspired by the youngsters he taught as a teacher. And the fictional place Barrytown was in part his own hometown Kilbarrack, Co. Dublin. ) Is described in the novel, the coming together of the band, their first gruesome samples, the first appearance, the gradual rise of the band to "local hero" and finally the breakup - of all things in the evening, when a Dublin record label beckons with a record deal. The love for soul music, his taken- with dry humor failure in girls, beer pub and Irish wit are Jimmy's trademark. For him, the band is a way to better cope with poverty and the threat of unemployment. When it finally no longer exists " The Commitments ", Jimmy decides to start from scratch. This time he wants to start a punk band - which plays country music.

Filming

The Commitments was made ​​into a film by Alan Parker 1991. The screenplay was written by Roddy Doyle himself.

Musical

• Literary work
• Literature ( 20th century)
• Literature ( Irish)
• Novel, epic
• Roddy Doyle