Roddy Doyle

Roddy Doyle (born 1958) is an Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known for The Barrytown Trilogy—*The Commitments*, *The Snapper*, and *The Van*—which follows working-class life in Dublin and helped establish his reputation for sharp dialogue and humor. Doyle’s work has also extended to stage and screen, and he has written screenplays as well as plays. In 1993, he won the Booker Prize for *Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha*, a novel centered on a boy’s experiences in 1960s Dublin. Across his writing, Doyle is noted for vivid voices and contemporary Irish settings.