Benaroya Hall, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall
Monday, November 15, 2004, 7:30 p.m.

Underwritten by Ben Bridge Jeweler

Famous for his clever dialogue, raucous sense of humor, and honest portrayals of working-class characters in inner-city Dublin, Roddy Doyle is one of Ireland's most popular writers. Doyle will read from his most recent novel, Oh, Play That Thing (2004), a sequel to his best-selling novel, A Star Called Henry (1999). His previous books include The Commitments (1988), The Snapper (1990), The Van (1991), and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, which won the 1993 Booker Prize. The reading will be followed by an on-stage interview.

"[There] is no other writer documenting modern Ireland—the new Ireland of the European Union, a land more U2 than lovelorn tenor, more working man than Quiet Man—the way Roddy Doyle is." —Mary Jordan