In the Foul Rag-and-Bone Shop by Jack Harte



When three paintings go missing on the reclusive artist, Cosmas Quinn, chaos descends on the world. His studio is on the top floor of a pub, the last functioning building in a derelict Dublin block about to be demolished for commercial development. By contrast, the top floor of a skyscraper in New York is the domain of the President of the Investment Fund responsible for the development. An unequal battle begins. This playfully philosophical novel tackles the major issues of our time: money, power, identity, celebrity, art, the nature of civilisation. With a galaxy of quirky characters, the plot twists and turns unpredictably like a beached eel, always with ironic overtones.

Launched at the Dublin Book Festival, 2023.

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In the Foul Rag-and-Bone Shop

ISBN 9781-739173739, price €14.00

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