Bullfighting

An effortless read, told in warm and witty Roddy Doyle style. * Reading Matters *Realistic and funny… This is a funny book about serious stuff… Doyle’s descriptions of fatherhood will leave a powerful impression on any reader – Christina Appleyard * Daily Mail *Probably the finest collection of Irish short stories since James Joyce’s Dubliners * Globe and Mail *The trademark deadpan style of Doyle’s storytelling make this an entirely believable comedy – Gerard Woodward * Guardian *Roddy Doyle’s Bullfighting offers a series of rare and beautiful mid-life meditations – Jane Clinton * Sunday Express *Doyle’s writing seems so natural, so effortless that I sometimes think we overlook how good it is – Teddy Jamieson * Herald *Doyle snaps entire lives into sharp focus in a handful of pages, which is short fiction doing what short fiction does best * The Times *These rather tender-hearted sketches of how men get old in contemporary Ireland may not be autobiographical but they’re true; they come from life as lived * Evening Standard *Insightful collection of stories – Phil Hogan * Observer *A muted celebration of everday life and its consolations – Phil Baker * Sunday Times *

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