“No matter how close to personal
experience a story might be, inevitably you are going to get to a part that
isn't yours and, actually, whether it happened or not becomes irrelevant. It is
all about choosing the right words.“ – Roddy Doyle
Born in Dublin, Ireland on May 8, 1958, Doyle is an award-winning
novelist, dramatist, and screenwriter. The author of 14 novels for
adults, 10 books for children, and numerous plays, screenplays and short
stories, he has had several of his works adapted into films. His
newest novel, in the “Paula Spencer” series, is 2024’s The Women Behind The
Door.
A one-time secondary school teacher,
Doyle switched to full-time writing after his first three novels – collectively
known as “The Barrytown Trilogy” – not only sold well but also were
made into successful films. His 1993 book – Paddy
Clarke Ha Ha Ha – won the prestigious Booker Prize, awarded
annually to the best original English language novel published in the United
Kingdom.
Doyle’s stories, built around heavy
use of dialogue, primarily focus on the lives of working-class Dubliners with
themes ranging from domestic and personal concerns to larger questions of Irish
history.
“I tend to plan as I write,” he
said. “And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going
until it seems to be the time to stop. When I'm writing I just think
there's only the page and me and nobody else.”
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