At the beginning of which play or novel does one character greet another with the words:
"Introibo ad altare Dei. ... Come up, Kinch! Come up, you fearful jesuit!"
a. Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
b. Ulysses (James Joyce)
c. Rhinoceros (Eugène Ionesco)
d. The Commitments (Roddy Doyle)
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"Introibo ad altare Dei. ... Come up, Kinch! Come up, you fearful jesuit!"
a. Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
b. Ulysses (James Joyce)
c. Rhinoceros (Eugène Ionesco)
d. The Commitments (Roddy Doyle)
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Roddy Doyle
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May 08, 1958
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Dublin, Ireland, The United Kingdom
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Roddy Doyle(Irish: Ruaidhrí Ó Dúill, born May 8, 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.
Doyle grew up in Kilbarrack, Dublin. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from University College, Dublin. He spent several years as an English and geography teacher before becoming a full-time writer in 1993.
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The Barrytown Trilogy by Roddy Doyle avg rating 4.26 — 503 ratings — published 1992 8 editions |
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"If there is a heaven, Jane Austen is sitting in a small room with Mother Teresa and Princess Diana, listening to Duran Duran, forever. If there's a hell, she's standing."
— Roddy Doyle
— Roddy Doyle
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