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John Doyle

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Born
in Tipperary, Ireland
Twitter
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Genre
Sports, Biographies & Memoirs, Humor

Influences
James Joyce and Con Houlihan

Member Since
August 2012


Television Critic, Soccer coverage, at the The Globe and Mail, Canada
Writer fella.
Books: The World Is A Ball: The Joy, Madness & Meaning of Soccer published May 2010. National Bestseller, Canada.
Also published, United Kingdom, Rep. of Ireland, Croatia.
And Published in the U.S. by Rodale.
A Great Feast of Light: Growing Up Irish in the Television Age, published 2005, Doubleday Canada. And a bunch of other countries...big-time popular too.

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John Doyle John Doyle said: " Both the most idiosyncratic and most beautifully written book about soccer ever. A ceaseless inspiration to me in my own work. "

 
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message 1: by Theresa
Sep 01, 2012 08:41AM

Theresa I'm recommending A Vine in the Blood: A Chief Inspector Mario Silva Investigation to you, John. This witty novel begins with the poisoning of a batch of bougainvillea plants. Although the owner of the flowers has just been kidnapped, her gardener’s concern is saving himself from her vindictive fury when she discovers that the red bougainvilleas she wanted are, in fact, pale mauve. Hell hath no fury like Juraci Santos, mother of Brazil’s greatest soccer star, Tico Santos. Tico is essential for Brazil to win the World Cup and someone has snatched Juraci, planning to force her son to throw the game.


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