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Joseph O'Connor


Ireland (b.1963)

Joseph O'Connor was born in Dublin. He has written thirteen books, including five previous novels: Cowboys and Indians, Desperadoes, The Salesman, Inishowen and most recently Star of the Sea, which became an international bestseller, winning the Irish Post Award for Literature, an American Library Association Award, France's Prix Millepages and the Prix Madeleine Zepter for European Novel of the Year. His work has been published in twenty-nine languages.
 

Genres: Historical, Literary Fiction, Mystery
 
Novels
   Cowboys and Indians (1991)
   Desperadoes (1994)
   The Salesman (1998)
   Inishowen (2000)
   Yeats is Dead! (2001) (with others)
   Star of the Sea (2002)
   Redemption Falls (2007)
   Ghost Light (2010)
   The Thrill of it All (2014)
   Shadowplay (2019)
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Collections
   True Believers (1991)
   Red Roses and Petrol (1995)
   Where Have You Been? (2012)
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Anthologies edited
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Non fiction
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Series contributed to
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Awards
Walter Scott Prize Best Historical Novel nominee (2011) : Ghost Light
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing Best Novel nominee (2014) : The Thrill of it All
Costa Book Awards Best Novel nominee (2019) : Shadowplay
Walter Scott Prize Best Historical Novel nominee (2020) : Shadowplay


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Service (2023)
Sarah Gilmartin
"A powerful and compelling novel from a very gifted writer."
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Falling Animals (2023)
Sheila Armstrong
"An immensively impressive debut from a major literary talent."
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Nothing Special (2023)
Nicole Flattery
"A wry, witty and wonderful novel from a brilliantly captivating storyteller."
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The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (2022)
(Gael Song, book 1)
Shauna Lawless
"A vividly written story that makes the ancient past feel contemporary."
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The Queen of Dirt Island (2022)
Donal Ryan
"I was thunderstruck by this exquisitely beautiful and powerful novel. This is writing of shimmering truthfulness, empathy and authority by the most consistently brilliant Irish writer of his generation."
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Hearts and Bones (2022)
Niamh Mulvey
"A brilliant collection, from a remarkable talent. These powerful stories come to us zinging with truth and wit, with pain and insight and joy."

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