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Roddy Doyle
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1958– · Irish author

Also known as: Roderick Doyle, Ruaidhri O Duill, Родди Дойл, رودي دويل, 로디 도일, ロディ・ドイル

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Known works

  • A Greyhound of a Girl
  • Wilderness
  • The Barrytown Trilogy
  • A star called Henry (1999)
  • The Guts