Roddy Doyle
- Roderick Doyle
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- Doyle, Roddy
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- Person
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- Male
- Date of birth
- 1958-05-08
- Place of birth
- Dublin
Wikipedia
Roderick Doyle (born 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. Several of his books have been made into films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. Doyle's work is set primarily in Ireland, especially working-class Dublin, and is notable for its heavy use of dialogue written in slang and Irish English dialect. Doyle was awarded the Booker Prize in 1993 for his novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
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Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter.
Series:
• Paula Spencer
• Barrytown PentalogyLast modified: 2022-04-15 (revision #91922)
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ein Fest für Jimmy: Eine Erzählung | Paperback | 3-499-23424-6 | 2003-01 |
| A Star Called Henry (first Penguin Books paperback printing) | Paperback | 0-14-029613-1 | 2000 |
| The Women Behind the Door | Hardcover | 9780593831687 | 2024-09-10 |
Relationships
- Roddy Doyle wrote Henry der Held
- Roddy Doyle wrote blurb for Ich, John
- Roddy Doyle wrote The Guts
- Roddy Doyle wrote The Commitments
- Roddy Doyle wrote The Van
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