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Roddy Doyle

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Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of ten acclaimed novels, including The Commitments, The Van (a finalist for the Booker Prize), Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (winner of the Booker Prize), The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, A Star Called Henry, The Guts and, most recently, Smile. Doyle has also written several collections of stories, as well as Two Pints, Two More Pints, and Two for the Road, and several works for children and young adults including the Rover novels. He lives in Dublin.

Roddy Doyle Books

The Women Behind the Door book cover

The Women Behind the Door

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Life Without Children book cover

Life Without Children

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The Gifts of Reading book cover

The Gifts of Reading

Robert Macfarlane
Love book cover

Love

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Smile book cover

Smile

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The Second Half book cover

The Second Half

Roy Keane
The Guts book cover

The Guts

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The Commitments book cover

The Commitments

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Bullfighting book cover

Bullfighting

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Cigar Box Banjo book cover

Cigar Box Banjo

Paul Quarrington
The Dead Republic book cover

The Dead Republic

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The Deportees book cover

The Deportees

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Paula Spencer book cover

Paula Spencer

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Oh, Play That Thing book cover

Oh, Play That Thing

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A Star Called Henry book cover

A Star Called Henry

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Rory and Ita book cover

Rory and Ita

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The Woman Who Walked into Doors book cover

The Woman Who Walked into Doors

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Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha book cover

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

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Brownbread and War book cover

Brownbread and War

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The Van book cover

The Van

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