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


Roddy Doyle recommends
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1850)
Charles Dickens
"I go back to it time after time and still marvel."
How Many Miles to Babylon?
How Many Miles to Babylon? (1974)
Jennifer Johnston
"A short, brilliant masterpiece."
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."
The Junk Yard: Voices From An Irish Prison
The Junk Yard: Voices From An Irish Prison (1999)
Marsha Hunt
"This is some of the most powerful writing I've read in years. I finished the book shattered and grateful."
Sudden Times
Sudden Times (2000)
Dermot Healy
"Disturbing, funny, mad and beautifully human... it's a great novel and Dermot Healy is Ireland's greatest writer."
Sing!
Sing! (2001)
Michael Curtin
"One of Ireland's very best writers. His books are marvellous achievements, very funny and very, very human."
The Ledge
The Ledge (2002)
Blánaid McKinney
"The Ledge is a terrific novel. The writing is brilliant, the characters are terrific, the plot comes staggering out of that corner where malice, hilarity and sentiment meet and have it out."
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."
John the Revelator
John the Revelator (2009)
Peter Murphy
"Everything about John the Revelator excited me - I couldn't wait to turn the page and keep going. It was almost like reading for the first time..."
Ghosts and Lightning
Ghosts and Lightning (2009)
Trevor Byrne
"Often funny, sometimes very frightening , always very human, I loved it."
Life In The Universe
Life In The Universe (2009)
Michael J Farrell
"This is a great collection. The stories surprise, and are full of surprises. They are funny, provocative, clever, charming, and quite brilliantly written."
The Sea and the Silence
The Sea and the Silence (2010)
Peter Cunningham
"A terrific novel. Moving and hugely entertaining."
City of Bohane
City of Bohane (2011)
Kevin Barry
"Kevin Barry is unique, a one-man school. His work is hilarious and unpredictable - and always brilliant."



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