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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.

  2. 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.

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    • May 8, 1958
    • Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
    • The Commitments (The Barrytown Trilogy, #1; Jimmy Rabbitte, #1)
    • The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (Paula Spencer, #1)
    • A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup, #1)
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  4. Roddy Doyle is perhaps the novelist most closely identified with the emergence of Ireland as a modern European nation. His extraordinary success as a writer lies partly in his appeal to a broad readership, and his presentation of difficult social, critical and historical issues in a condensed and accessible form.

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  5. 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...

  6. Roddy Doyle has 141 books on Goodreads with 238491 ratings. Roddy Doyles most popular book is Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.

  7. 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...

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