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The Van is a novel by Irish author, Roddy Doyle. It was first published in 1991 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1993. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Roddy Doyle (born May 1958 in Dublin) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known as the Man Booker Prize, or simply the Man Booker, is one of the worlds most important literary prizes, and awarded each year for the best original novel written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland in... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

It continues the themes found in the other two novels of The Barrytown Trilogy and focuses on the elder Jimmy Rabbitte and his efforts at going in to business with friends. The Barrytown Trilogy consists of the first three novels by Irish writer Roddy Doyle and is first published as a trilogy in 1992. ...