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罗迪・道尔 roddydoyle

         Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958.  He attended St. Fintan's Christian Brothers School in Sutton and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and continued his education at University College, Dublin.  He worked for fourteen years as an English and Geography teacher in North Dublin.  Since 1993 he has been dedicated to writing full-time.

  His novels are The Commitments (1987); The Snapper (1990); The Van (1991), which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; The Barrytown Trilogy [The Commitments, The Snapper, and The Van] (1992); Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha (1993), which won the 1993 Booker Prize; The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (1996); A Star Called Henry (1999); His drama includes War (1989) , as well as The Family, written for TV. He has written the scripts for films based on his novels, including The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van. He lives in Dublin.

  罗迪·道尔于1958年出生于都柏林。他在位于萨顿的圣·玢坦基督兄弟学校上学,获得文学学士学位,然后他在都柏林大学学院继续接受教育。他在都柏林北部的一所学校从事英语和地理教学长达14年。从1993年开始,他成为全职作家。

  他著有小说《追梦者》(1987);《劈啪小妹》 (1990); 《发财列车》(1991), 进入英国小说最高奖——布克奖的最后角逐;《巴里镇三部曲》(1992) 即《追梦者》、《劈啪小妹》、《发财列车》;《童年往事》(1993),荣获1993布克奖;《撞上门的女人》(1996);《大明星亨利》 (1999)。他创作的电视剧本有《战争》(1989)和《家庭》等。他把他的一些小说改编成电影剧本,其中包括《追梦者》、《劈啪小妹》、《发财列车》。他现居都柏林。