title: The Deportees: and Other Stories
author:  Roddy Doyle 
description: "<i>The Deportees</i>&#160;confirms Doyle's standing as a rare genius of socially conscious literary comedy. . . . His mastery of the ordinary Dubliners' speech informs all these stories and lends them an urgent credibility."<br> <i><b>--Los Angeles Times</b></i><b><i><br><br> </i></b>"Doyle's short stories rest on the comical limitations--and emotional largess--of his Irish characters. . . . At the same time, they question what it means to be Irish when the face of Ireland has changed. In exploring the theme, Doyle makes sport of everyone."<br> <i><b>--San Francisco Chronicle</b></i><br><br> "One of the delights of Doyle's work is its fearlessness. . . . In book after book he throws himself into the voices and hearts of his characters. . . . All of these stories are about blended worlds and the problems inherent in that blending, no matter what wealth or luxury a place affords."&#160;<br> <i><b>--The New York Times Book Review&#160;</b></i>
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  # Table of Contents
  
  
  * [About the Author](The_Deportees_004_AbouttheAuthor.html#fata)
  
  
  * [By the Same Author](The_Deportees_005_BytheSameAuthor.html#fbsa)
  
  
  * [Title Page](The_Deportees_006_TitlePage.html#ftp)
  
  
  * [Copyright Page](The_Deportees_007_CopyrightPage.html#fcp)
  
  
  * [Dedication](The_Deportees_009_Dedication.html#fde)
  
  
  * [Foreword](The_Deportees_011_Foreword.html#fford)
  
  
  * [Guess Who's Coming for the Dinner](The_Deportees_012_part01.html#part_01)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Chapter 1 Larry Linnane Loved His Daughters](The_Deportees_013_chapter01.html#mbp_toc_1)
  
  
  * [Chapter 2 A Black Man on the Kitchen Table](The_Deportees_014_chapter02.html#mbp_toc_2)
  
  
  * [Chapter 3 AIDS, War, the Works](The_Deportees_015_chapter03.html#mbp_toc_3)
  
  
  * [Chapter 4 A Gorgeous Smell](The_Deportees_016_chapter04.html#mbp_toc_4)
  
  
  * [Chapter 5 Spuds](The_Deportees_017_chapter05.html#mbp_toc_5)
  
  
  * [Chapter 6 The Naked Chef](The_Deportees_018_chapter06.html#