Sobalsaol
Pádraig Standún
ISBN 1902420926
Cló Iar-Chonnachta 2005
Scríbhneoir scripte é Mártan Mac Cormaic don sobal Béal an Chuain, agus tá sé i gcónaí faoi bhrú, é de shíor sa tóir ar thuairimí úra don chlár. Tá plean nua ag an léiritheoir chun teacht ar smaointe nua don script: má éiríonn le Mártan, gheobhaidh sé airgead mór; má chliseann air, caillfidh sé a phost. Is duine é Mártan nach leasc leis tarraingt ar a shaol féin, nó ar shaol daoine eile, chun ábhar a sholáthar dá chuid plotline. An rachaidh sé i muinín a shaoil chasta féin – a shobalsaol – uair amháin eile.
Mártan Mac Cormaic’c marriage is in ruins, his job security is precarious and his fathering skills leave a lot to be desired. His life is a soap opera. This comes in quite handy since, as scriptwriter for the soap opera Béal an Chuain, he needs to draw regularly on his life for inspiration in his work, something he has no qualms in doing, much to the chagrin of some. His character is flawed, and human, which makes the reader inclined to identify and sympathize with him. Standún’s novels have always been praised for their unaffected dialogue and their credible characters, and these qualities come to the fore once again in Sobalsaol. Its characters are lifelike, their dialogue is lively and entertaining, and the scenarios are convincingly realistic, absorbing the reader in the fast-moving plot that follows the ups and downs of Mártan Mac Cormaic’s life.
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