Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van and Smile, two collections of short stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
These short, punchy sketches are wickedly funny, oddly affecting and completely life-affirming. * Sunday Mirror * Very funny... The kind of book that you read in public at your own risk * Herald Scotland * Very funny... The kind of book that you read in public at your own risk * Herald Scotland *