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Dead Man Talking

Dead Man Talking

Pat had been best friends with Joe Murphy since they were kids. But years ago they had a fight. A big one, and they haven’t spoken since --- till the day before Joe’s funeral.

What? On the day before his funeral Joe would be dead, wouldn’t he?

Yes, he would…

Roddy Doyle’s first book for the Quick Reads programme to support adult literacy is fast, funny and just a tiny bit spooky.

Reviews

  • A fast, funny, spooky tale.

    Bookseller

  • A fast paced, often funny, cautionary tale, it is a story about the mistakes we make that will forever return to haunt us.

    Adam Weymouth, UK Press Syndication

  • A cracking little tale.

    Sally Morris, Daily Mail

  • Surreal, light-hearted and with a surprising conclusion, it manages to do a lot in a very simple way.

    Liza Cox, Totally Dublin

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About the Author

Roddy Doyle

Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of eleven 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.

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Podcasts

Roddy Doyle on school days, pubs and the perfect title

Dublin-born Roddy Doyle joins Alex Clark to discuss his new book, Smile, and the real life experiences that influenced his writing
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Roddy Doyle Q&A

In middle age, the hero of Roddy Doyle's Smile is forced to confront childhood memories of abuse by the Christian Brothers who taught him. Doyle explains why he set out to write "something that could shock"

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