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Literary Fiction · LightOld friends in a Welsh town drink their way through retirement until a famous writer returns
The Old Devils
1986Easy readSteady pace
★ Booker Prize, 1986
Welsh friends, old grudges and a returning celebrity
In a Welsh town a circle of ageing friends drink, gossip and grumble. Their routine is upset when Alun Weaver, a famous professional Welshman, comes back to live there with his wife. It won the 1986 Booker Prize and was adapted by the BBC in 1992.
More about this book
Who
Alun Weaver and his old friends and their wives.
World
A town in South Wales.
What makes it different
It treats old age and old rivalries with comedy.
Feel
Boozy and sharp.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- The Old DevilsWikipedia