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"Ulysses could have done with a good editor. You know people are always putting Ulysses in the top 10 books ever written but I doubt that any of those people were really moved by it." -- Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle (, born 8 May 1958 in Dublin) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. Several of his books have been made into successful films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. He won the Booker Prize in 1993.

Doyle grew up in Kilbarrack, Dublin. He now resides in Killiney. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from University College Dublin. He spent several years as an English and geography teacher before becoming a full-time writer in 1993. During this period, one of his pupils was playwright Enda Walsh.

He established a creative writing centre, "Fighting Words", which opened in Dublin in January 2009. It was inspired by a visit to his friend Dave Eggers' 826 Valencia project in San Francisco. Fighting Words is open to students of all ages, and a core principle is that all tutoring in creative writing is provided free.

He likes football and supports Chelsea F.C. He signed a petition supporting journalist Suzanne Breen, who faced jail for refusing to divulge her sources in court.

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Total Books: 303
Life Without Children Stories
2022 - Life Without Children Stories (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780593300565
ISBN-10: 0593300564
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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Love A Novel
2021 - Love a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781984880475
ISBN-10: 1984880470
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Love
2020 - Love (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781984880451
ISBN-10: 1984880454
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
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Charlie Savage
2020 - Charlie Savage (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781784709570
ISBN-10: 1784709573
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Smile A Novel
2018 - Smile a Novel (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780735224469
ISBN-10: 0735224463
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Smile
2017 - Smile (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781911214755
ISBN-10: 1911214756
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Plus froid que le Ple nord
2016 - Plus Froid Que Le Ple Nord (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782081264243
ISBN-10: 2081264242
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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Rover salva il Natale
2015 - Rover Salva Il Natale (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788869184512
ISBN-10: 886918451X
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Brilliant
2015 - Brilliant (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781419714795
ISBN-10: 1419714791
Genre: Children's Books
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The Guts A Novel
2015 - The Guts a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143126096
ISBN-10: 0143126091
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Two More Pints
2014 - Two More Pints (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780224101899
ISBN-10: 0224101897
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Guts
2014 - The Guts (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780099587132
ISBN-10: 0099587130
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The Guts
2014 - The Guts [Jimmy Rabbitte, Bk 2] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780670016433
ISBN-10: 0670016438
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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A Greyhound of a Girl
2013 - A Greyhound of a Girl (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781419707988
ISBN-10: 1419707981
Genre: Children's Books
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The Meanwhile Adventures
2013 - The Meanwhile Adventures (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781407139746
ISBN-10: 1407139746
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The Commitments
2013 - The Commitments (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780099587538
ISBN-10: 009958753X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Die Ruckkehr des Henry Smart
2013 - Die Ruckkehr Des Henry Smart [The Dead Republic - Last Roundup, Bk 3 - German Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783446243293
ISBN-10: 3446243291
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Mary Tansey und die Reise in die Nacht
2012 - Mary Tansey Und Die Reise in Die Nacht (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783570154717
ISBN-10: 3570154718
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Two Pints
2012 - Two Pints (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780224097819
ISBN-10: 0224097814
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Una vita da eroe
2012 - Una VIta Da Eroe [The Dead Republic - Last Roundup, Bk 3 - Italian Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788860882066
ISBN-10: 8860882060
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Elsewhere Box Set
2012 - Elsewhere Box Set [Elsewhere Series] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781908885098
ISBN-10: 1908885092
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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2011 - The Dead Republic [Last Roundup, Bk 3] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
2010 - De Dode Republiek [The Dead Republic - Last Roundup, Bk 3 - Dutch Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - The Dead Republic [Last Roundup, Bk 3] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
2009 - Mad Weekend [Open Door] (Paperback)
2009 - Commitments [Vintage Contemporaries] (Other)Paperback
2008 - Una Estrella Llamada Henry/ a Star Called Henry [Debolsillo - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2008 - Chicago Blues [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2007 - Click (Paperback)Paperback
2006 - Chicago Blues / Oh Play That Thing [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
2004 - A Star Called Henry [Last Roundup, Bk 1] (Paperback)
2000 - A Star Called Henry [The Last Roundup, Vol 1] (Paperback)
1999 - Star Called Henry [Last roundup] (Other)
1999 - A Star Called Henry V 1 [Doyle, Roddy, Last Roundup New York, N.Y.] (Audio Cassette)
1997 - The Van [Barrytown, Bk 3] (Paperback)
1994 - Brownbread and War Two Plays [Plays, Penguin] (Paperback)
 
1992 - The Snapper [Barrytown, Bk 2] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
1989 - War [Passion Machine plays series] (Other)
Finbar's Hotel [Harvest Original] (Hardcover)