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Roddy Doyle

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Also known as Ruaidhrí Ó Dúill, Ruaidhri O Duill

Irish author

Person · Open Library

Born
1958
Works
121

Top works

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1859-05-22
Active to
1930-07-07
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Listeners
242
Total plays
6,726

Roddy Doyle (Irish: Ruaidhrí Ó Dúill; born 8 May 1958) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. Doyle is the author of ten novels for adults, seven books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of short stories. Several of his books have been made into successful 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. <a

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date of birth
1958-05-08
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Roddy Doyle
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