Smile is a 2017 novel by Irish author Roddy Doyle.

Smile
First edition
AuthorRoddy Doyle
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication date
September 7, 2017
Publication placeRepublic of Ireland
Pages224
ISBN978-1-911214-75-5
Preceded byThe Dead Republic 

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Reception

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The New Statesman said: "Smile is a Trojan Horse. The tale of how a man got on with his life after an abusive childhood, in part by laughing at it, is a disguise: Doyle’s tactic is to puncture the comedy of Irish storytelling and show that it can camouflage horrific histories. Doyle is one of the best writers of dialogue we have, using it with humour and drama."[1]

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