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Roddy Doyle

Ireland   (1958 - )
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About Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle is the author of five novels, including Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, for which he won the 1993 Booker Prize, and The Woman Who Walked into Doors. He lives in Dublin.
 
New and Forthcoming Hardbacks

Her Mother's Face
Her Mother's Face
(Roddy Doyle's Childrens books)

New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

The Deportees
The Deportees

The Rover Adventures
The Rover Adventures
(Rover Adventures)

Her Mother's Face
Her Mother's Face
(Roddy Doyle's Childrens books)

Series contributed to
Finbar's Hotel
 
Non fiction
Rory and Ita
 
Awards
The Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (1991) : The Van
The Booker Prize Best Novel winner (1993) : Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha


Roddy Doyle recommends
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch (1992)
Nick Hornby
"Funny, wise and true."
Give Us a Kiss: A Country Noir
Give Us a Kiss: A Country Noir (1996)
Daniel Woodrell
"I loved it. Woodrell is a marvellous writer."
In the Beginning
In the Beginning (1997)
Catherine Dunne
"Beautifully written, perfectly paced and very, very moving."
The Crooked Man
The Crooked Man (1997)
(Harry Fielding, book 1)
Philip Davison
"... memorable and very accomplished book."
The Salesman
The Salesman (1997)
Joseph O'Connor
"Joseph O'Connor has a great eye for the absurd in common things, a great ear for the comic in ordinary speech. His writing is terrific."
The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty
The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty (1998)
Sebastian Barry
"This is a powerful, unique book. Sebastian Barry's language is utterly new and quite magnificent; it was like reading English for the first time."
Sing!
Sing! (2001)
Michael Curtin
"One of Ireland's very best writers. His books are marvellous achievements, very funny and very, very human."
Sons of Destiny
Sons of Destiny (2004)
(Saga of Darren Shan, book 12)
Darren Shan
"I love the way you manage to juggle funny with the unpleasant, the affection with the hurt. It's great story-telling."
The Midnight Choir
The Midnight Choir (2006)
Gene Kerrigan
"A great writer... relentless and brilliant."
The Third Party
The Third Party (2007)
Glenn Patterson
"An intriguing and highly entertaining novel."



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