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Roddy Doyle

  • Roderick Doyle
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Doyle, Roddy
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Date of birth
1958-05-08
Place of birth
Dublin

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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.

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• Barrytown Pentalogy

Last modified: 2022-04-15 (revision #91922)

Editions

NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Ein Fest für Jimmy: Eine ErzählungPaperback3-499-23424-62003-01
A Star Called Henry (first Penguin Books paperback printing)Paperback0-14-029613-12000
The Women Behind the DoorHardcover97805938316872024-09-10
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17301306
Wikidata ID
Q73506

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