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Roddy Doyle

    8. Mai 1958

    Roddy Doyle is an Irish author whose works delve into the depths of human experience with sensitivity and humor. His prose, often set in Dublin, explores the complexities of family relationships and social challenges with an original voice. Doyle masterfully captures authentic dialogue and the inner lives of his characters, offering readers a profound glimpse into life. His ability to blend raw reality with warm empathy makes him a memorable storyteller.

    Roddy Doyle
    Ham on Rye
    Roddy Doyle Bind-up: The Giggler Treatment, Rover Saves Christmas, The Meanwhile Adventures
    The Giggler Treatment
    The Barrytown Trilogy
    The Meanwhile Adventures
    The Rover Adventures
    • The Rover Adventures

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Includes "The Giggler Treatment," "Rover Saves Christmas," and "The Meanwhile Adventures."

      The Rover Adventures
      4.4
    • The Meanwhile Adventures

      • 169 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Mr Mack's inventing career has got off to a bad start \- he's been arrested! It's up to Jimmy, Robbie, Kayla and Rover the wonder-dog to: - Rescue Mr Mack from prison - Avoid the orphan catchers - Save the world from an army of stroppy slugs Will they succeed? There's only one way to find out\.

      The Meanwhile Adventures
      4.4
    • The Barrytown Trilogy

      The Commitments; The Snapper; The Van

      • 644 pages
      • 23 hours of reading

      A one-volume edition of the celebrated trio of novels about the Rabbitte family, from the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha The Barrytown Trilogy gathers Roddy’s Doyle’s first three novels into one volume: The Commitments, one of the funniest rock’n’roll novels ever written, about a group of aspiring musicians on a mission to bring soul to Dublin; The Snapper, about the progression of twenty-year-old Sharon Rabbitte’s pregnancy on her family; and The Van, a finalist for the Booker Prize, a tender and hilarious tale of male friendship, midlife crisis, and family life, set during the heady days of Ireland’s brief, euphoric triumphs in the 1990 World Cup.

      The Barrytown Trilogy
      4.3
    • The Giggler Treatment

      • 107 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Mr Mack's dog Rover sells is own poo to the gigglers - small creatures who take revenge on any adult who treats children unfairly by making the unsuspecting adults step in poo. When the gigglers set out to exact punishment on Mr Mack, Rover knows he doesn't deserve it, and the race is on to get to him before he takes that fatal step.

      The Giggler Treatment
      4.2
    • With his fourth novel, legendary barfly Charles Bukowski follows the path of his alter ego Henry Chinaski through the high school years of acne and rejection, drinking his way through the Depression, and ends at the start of World War Two.

      Ham on Rye
      4.2
    • A Greyhound of a Girl

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      From the author of the adult novels "The Commitments" and "The Snapper" comes a beautifully written coming-of-age tale about four generations of women in one family who set out on an unforgettable journey.

      A Greyhound of a Girl
      4.0
    • Longlisted for the 2015 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Jimmy Rabbitte is back. The man who invented the Commitments back in the eighties is now forty-seven, with a loving wife, four kids ... and bowel cancer. He isn't dying, he thinks, but he might be. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle. On his path through Dublin he meets two of the Commitments - Outspan, whose own illness is probably terminal, and Imelda Quirk, still as gorgeous as ever. This warm, funny novel is about friendship and family, about facing death and opting for life. Includes the short story Jimmy Jazz

      The Guts
      4.1
    • 12 year old Mary's beloved grandmother is near the end of her life. Letting go is hard - until Granny's long-dead mammy appears at Mary's door, returning to help her dying daughter say goodbye. But first she needs to take them all on a visit to the past. A sharp and tender tale of family history and the bonds between mothers and daughters.

      A Greyhound of a Girl. Mary, Tansey und die Reise durch die Nacht, englische Ausgabe
      2.0
    • Rover and the Big Fat Baby

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      A hilarious Rover adventure for young readers from the Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle and illustrated by Chris Judge.

      Rover and the Big Fat Baby
      3.8