Roddy Doyle is a contemporary Irish writer born in Dublin in May 1958. As a novelist, his works have always been widely acclaimed, and have led to film adaptations such as The Commitments and The Van. His scathing sense of humour and his critique of Irish society make him a highly talented writer!
Roddy Doyle grew up in Kilbarrack, a working-class district of Dublin. After brilliant studies at University College Dublin, he embarked on a teaching career until 1993, when he decided to take up writing…
Roddy Doyle’s battle-horse is identity and social issues. The writer takes pleasure in comparing the Irish to blacks, in order to better address the difficult daily life of the Irish working class, its position in society, and the discrimination it faces on a daily basis.
But Roddy Doyle also stands out for his writing style, very close to Irish folk oral tradition. The program features a raw, urban, working-class language that stands in stark contrast to the writings of most other Irish writers of his generation. A way of presenting the working class in a more youthful, progressive and humorous light.
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