The Barrytown Trilogy

The Barrytown Trilogy consists of the first three novels by Irish writer Roddy Doyle and is first published as a trilogy in 1992. All of the three novels have been adapted into successful movies.

The three novels are: The Commitments (1987, film 1991), The Snapper (1990, film 1993), The Van (1991, shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize,[1] film 1996). All three novels are focused on the Rabbittes, a working class family from Dublin.

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Preceded by
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Works of Roddy Doyle
1987-1991
Succeeded by
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
  1. "The Van on Man Booker Prize". The Man Booker Prize. Retrieved 2011-01-12.


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