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Roddy Doyle

Born

in Dublin, Ireland

May 08, 1958

Website

http://www.roddydoyle.ie

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Roddy Doyle (Irish: Ruaidhrí Ó Dúill) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. Several of his books have been made into successful films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. He won the Booker Prize in 1993.

Doyle grew up in Kilbarrack, Dublin. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from University College, Dublin. He spent several years as an English and geography teacher before becoming a full-time writer in 1993.

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Roddy Doyle: The Waterstones Interview

Roddy Doyle’s eleventh novel, Smile, is the kind of book that is difficult to talk about unless it’s with someone else who has read it; a powerful novel with an ending that forces you to look at the whole book anew. Waterstones got the chance to speak to him about the real-life event behind this book, his love of dialogue and his work to help the writers of tomorrow find their own voices. Smile is

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Average rating: 3.79 · 129,188 ratings · 10,840 reviews · 122 distinct works • Similar authors

	Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha 3.75 avg rating — 23,253 ratings — published 1993 — 111 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Commitments (The Barrytown Trilogy, #1; Jimmy Rabbitte, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 16,669 ratings — published 1987 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (Paula Spencer, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 11,057 ratings — published 1996 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 9,836 ratings — published 1999 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Snapper (The Barrytown Trilogy, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 8,412 ratings — published 1990 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Van (The Barrytown Trilogy, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 7,460 ratings — published 1991 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smile 3.44 avg rating — 4,440 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second Half by Roddy Doyle, Roy Keane 3.78 avg rating — 3,870 ratings — published 2014 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments / The Snapper / The Van 4.29 avg rating — 3,256 ratings — published 1993 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love 3.31 avg rating — 3,918 ratings — published 2020 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Roddy Doyle

The Barrytown Trilogy (3 books)
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Jimmy Rabbitte (2 books)
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3.90 avg rating — 19,254 ratings

Paula Spencer (3 books)
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3.84 avg rating — 13,891 ratings

The Last Roundup (3 books)
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3.73 avg rating — 12,977 ratings

The Rover Adventures (4 books)
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Quotes by Roddy Doyle (?)

“One day at a time, sweet Jesus. Whoever wrote that one hadn’t a clue. A day is a fuckin’ eternity”
― Roddy Doyle, Paula Spencer

tags: 12-steps, alcoholism, recovery

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“If there is a heaven, Jane Austen is sitting in a small room with Mother Teresa and Princess Diana, listening to Duran Duran, forever. If there's a hell, she's standing.”
― Roddy Doyle

tags: jane-austen

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“It was a sign of growing up, when the dark made no more difference to you than the day.”
― Roddy Doyle, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

tags: growing-up

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Roddy Doyle: The Waterstones Interview

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Series by Roddy Doyle

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19 posts
Roddy Doyle's Blog

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Roddy Doyle’s books