Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of 10 acclaimed novels, including THE COMMITMENTS, THE VAN (a finalist for the Booker Prize), PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA (winner of the Booker Prize), THE WOMAN WHO WALKED INTO DOORS, A STAR CALLED HENRY, THE GUTS and SMILE. Doyle has also written several collections of stories, as well as TWO PINTS, TWO MORE PINTS and TWO FOR THE ROAD, and several works for children and young adults including the Rover novels. He lives in Dublin.

Books by Roddy Doyle

A Star Called Henry

by Roddy Doyle

Born in the slums, raised on the streets, caught up in the fight for a free Ireland at the age of fourteen, Henry Smart is, indisputably, a survivor. A Star Called Henry describes the first twenty years of Henry's adventure-filled life in early twentieth-century Ireland. Using a compelling first-person fictional narrative, Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle lets Henry tell his own story, revealing this young man's heroism, as well as the tumultuous era in which he lived.

The Woman Who Walked Into Doors

by Roddy Doyle