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Roddy Doyle (born Roderick Doyle, 8 May 1958) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of short stories.
May 2, 2024 · Roddy Doyle (born May 8, 1958, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish author known for his unvarnished depiction of the working class in Ireland, particularly in his home city of Dublin. Since his literary debut in the 1980s, Doyle’s distinctively Irish settings, style, mood, and phrasing have made him a favorite fiction writer in his own country as ...
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Mar 16, 2020 · Roddy Doyle is one of Ireland's best-loved writers, the success of his Barrytown Trilogy and the film adaptation of The Commitments brought Irishness to the global stage in an...
May 18, 2024 · TV & Radio. Roddy Doyle: The hate mail and death threats started in the spring of 1994. Thirty years after Family aired on RTÉ, Ireland has changed in many ways but domestic violence is still...
Learn about Roddy Doyle, the Irish novelist who wrote the Barrytown trilogy, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha and The Woman Who Walked Into Doors. Discover his style, themes, awards and influence on contemporary Irish literature.
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Roddy Doyle (Irish: Ruaidhrí Ó Dúill) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. Several of his books have been made into successful films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. He won the Booker Prize in 1993. Doyle grew up in Kilbarrack, Dublin.
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Apr 17, 2011 · Sun 17 Apr 2011 19.05 EDT. T he first book written by Dublin's latest literary star had nothing to do with his home city at all. A sprawling state-of-the-nation saga, promisingly titled Your Granny...