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THE SNAPPER
Out of stock
SKU
9780749391256
By:
DOYLE, RODDY
Publisher:
VINTAGE
Code:
9780749391256
Roddy Doyle (Irish: Ruaidhrí Ó Dúill, born 8 May 1958 in Dublin) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. Several of his books have been made into successful films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. He won the Booker Prize in 1993.nDoyle grew up in Kilbarrack, Dublin. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from University College, Dublin. He spent several years as an English and geography teacher before becoming a full-time writer in 1993.nThe Snapper (1990) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle and the second novel in The Barrytown Trilogy.nThe plot revolves around unmarried Sharon Rabbitte's pregnancy, and the unexpected effects this has on her conservative, working class Dublin family.nnn
