Before a full-time writer in 1993, he taught English and geography for several years. After completing his undergraduate studies at University College Dublin, Doyle earned a Bachelor’s degree in Arts with honours. The short storey writer Maeve Brennan’s relative is his mother, Ita Bolger Doyle. When Doyle was a child, he was raised in Kilbarrack, a middle-class neighborhood in Dublin. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, Doyle’s 1993 novel, was the winner of the Booker Prize. His work is mainly set in Ireland, particularly in Dublin, and is known for its use of slang and Irish English dialect in the conversation. Since 1991’s The Commitments, a number of his novels have been adapted for the big screen. Eleven novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and several short stories have been written by him. A native of Dublin, Ireland, Roddy Doyle is a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the publication of The Commitments, The Snapper, and The Van, Doyle penned a new RTÉ series called Back to Barrytown in which he addressed the omission.
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