The hilarious third novel of Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy focuses on the senior Jimmy Rabbitte and his hugely unsuccessful business venture.
Roddy Doyle
Booker Prize 2025 judge (Chair)
Roddy Doyle is a critically acclaimed writer and 1993 Booker Prize winner
Roddy Doyle’s works includeThe Commitments, The Snapper, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, for which he won the Booker Prize in 1993, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, and, most recently, The Woman Behind the Door. He has also written three collections of short stories, eight books for children, the ‘Two Pints’ series, and a memoir of his parents, Rory and Ita. He co-wrote The Second Half with Roy Keane, and Kellie, with Kellie Harrington.
He also co-wrote the screenplay for The Commitments and wrote the scripts for The Snapper and The Van. His most recent screen work was the script for Rosie, released in 2018. His four-part TV series, Family, was produced by the BBC in 1994. He has also written for the stage, including the book of The Commitments musical.
He is a co-founder of Fighting Words, which was set up to help and encourage children and young people throughout Ireland to write creatively.
He is the Chair of judges for the Booker Prize 2025.
Since my mother taught me how to read, I’ve filled hours of every day with novels, examining the remarkable things that great writers can do
— Roddy Doyle, Chair of Booker Prize 2025 judges, on the power of fiction
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Winner The Booker Prize 1993
- By
- Roddy Doyle
- Published by
- Secker & Warburg
Roddy Doyle’s funny and poignant novel about a young boy trying to make sense of the world won the Booker Prize in 1993.
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