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    3. Roddy Doyle (born Roderick Doyle, 8 May 1958) [1] 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.

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  2. May 2, 2024 · Roddy Doyle 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 well as overseas.

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  3. Author Roddy Doyle was born May 8, 1958 in the city of Dublin, Ireland, and he grew up in Kilbarrack with his middle class family. Ita Bolger Doyle, Doyle’s mother, was one of Maeve Brennan’s first cousins (who was a writer of short stories). He got his Bachelor of Arts degree after attending University College Dublin.

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    • A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup, #1)
  4. Apr 17, 2011 · Roddy Doyle: A life in writing. 'Anything you want – love stories, murders, whatever – can be written in these few streets'. Sarah Crown. Sun 17 Apr 2011 19.05 EDT. T he first book written by ...

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  6. Sep 9, 2022 · T here is a speech in Roddy Doyle’s 1987 novel, The Commitments, I’ve long wanted to ask him about.“The Irish are the N-words of Europe, lads,” the band’s manager, Jimmy Rabbitte, tells ...

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