Roddy Doyle

Novelist, Author

1958 –

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Who is Roddy Doyle?

Roddy Doyle is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of ten novels for adults, seven 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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Born
May 8, 1958
Dalkey
Parents
Religion
  • Atheism
Nationality
  • Republic of Ireland
Profession
Education
  • University College Dublin
Lived in
  • County Dublin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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