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Works by Doyle. Archive of Doyle's short fiction for The New Yorker. "The Photograph" (16 October 2006) "The Joke" (29 November 2004) Roddy Doyle's rules for writers; Roddy Doyle's verdict on James Joyce's Ulysses; Interviews and reviews. Author page at Irish Writers Online; Roddy Doyle: Author Biography, Postcolonial Studies at Emory
The Last Roundup is a series of three novels by Irish writer Roddy Doyle that began in 1999. They follow the life of Henry Smart from Ireland to America spanning most of the 20th century. The series is narrated by Henry as well, providing us the "Omniscient Narrator." Three books have now been published: A Star Called Henry (1999); Oh, Play ...
Having fallen foul of his erstwhile comrades in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Henry Smart escapes to America. [1] [2] In New York City, he becomes involved in advertising, pornography and bootlegging. [2] After stepping on the toes of the Mob, Henry heads for Chicago, where he becomes the manager and partner-in-crime of Louis Armstrong.
Italian animation auteur Enzo D’Alò – whose globally known works include “The Blue Arrow,” “Lucky and Zorba,” “Momo” and “Opopomoz” – is back with Roddy Doyle adaptation ...
Pages in category "Novels by Roddy Doyle" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Barrytown ...
A Star Called Henry (1999) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle.It is Vol. 1 of The Last Roundup series. The second installment of the series, Oh, Play That Thing, was published in 2004.
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, first published in 1993 by Secker and Warburg.It won the Booker Prize that year. The story is about a 10-year-old boy living in Barrytown, North Dublin, and the events that happen within his age group, school and home in around 1968.
Doyle wrote the novel while working as a teacher in Kilbarrack, Dublin. Although it is his publishing debut it was not the first novel he wrote, [3] and he had written for the stage, his play Brownbread being produced by Passion Machine, a theatre company with a special interest in working-class Dublin stories, in 1987. [4]