Cartoon City
Cartoon City by Ferdia Mac Anna, published by 451 Editions in 2020, is a humorous exploration of urban life featuring a vibrant cast of misfits and rebels in Dublin. The story follows anti-hero Myles, who seeks an escape from his journalism job but finds himself entangled in the city’s underworld after falling for the formidable Mia. This edition, consisting of 278 pages, presents a comic tale filled with crime, passion, and surreal humor.
Readers will encounter a fast-paced narrative that showcases Mac Anna’s talent for character development and his unique take on Dublin’s culture. The novel combines elements of fiction and humor, offering a lively romp through the city’s eccentricities. This second edition celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the book’s original release, providing both new and returning readers with an engaging glimpse into the chaotic yet captivating world of Cartoon City.
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For a classic urban sass novel, cult hit Cartoon City by Ferdia Mac Anna is hard to beat, with its wild cast of misfits, rebels and Dublin denizens. Anti-hero Myles seeks an out from his journo work. When he falls for the redoubtable Mia, however, he is drawn into the heart of Dublin’s underworld with some alarming – and hilarious – consequences. Ferdia Mac Anna’s career has brought him from comic writing to memoir, literary fiction and film direction. This is his third novel, originally published by Headline in 2000. It romps through a comic tale of crime, passion and surreal humour at breakneck pace. With an eye for characterisation and a flair for Dublinese, it pogos along like Flann O’Brien with rock’n’roll. This second edition of Cartoon City from 451 Editions – is now available to coincide with its twentieth anniversary.
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