Quick Facts About Roddy Doyle
- Born
- May 8, 1958
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Profession
- Screenwriter
- Notable works
- A star called Henry
- Known for
- The Commitments, The Van, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, The Snapper, Paula Spencer
- Spouse
- Belinda Mary Alden Moller
About Roddy Doyle
Roderick Doyle 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.
Biography source:
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