Roddy Doyle

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Roddy Doyle
Doyle in c. 2006
Born	Roderick Doyle (1958-05-08) 8 May 1958 (age 66) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Novelist, dramatist, short story writer, screenwriter, teacher
Alma mater	University College Dublin
Subject	Working-class Dublin
Notable works	The Barrytown Trilogy, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, The Woman Who Walked into Doors, A Star Called Henry
Spouse	Belinda Moller (m. 1989)
Children	3

Roderick Doyle (born 8 May 1958)^[1] 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.