Roddy Doyle: Biography, Facts and Career
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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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- Full name: Roddy Doyle
- Born: 1958-05-08
- Nationality: Ireland
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q73506
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Roderick Doyle (born 8 May 1958) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter.
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Roddy Doyle is Ireland.
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Roddy Doyle was born on 1958-05-08.
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