Patrick McCabe (novelist)
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Patrick McCabe (born March 27, 1955 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland) is an Irish writer of mostly dark and violent novels of contemporary, often small-town, Ireland. His novels include The Butcher Boy (1992) and Breakfast on Pluto (1998), both shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written a children's book (The Adventures of Shay Mouse) and several radio plays broadcast by the RTÉ and the BBC Radio 4. The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto have both been adapted into films by Irish director Neil Jordan.
McCabe lives in Clones, Co. Monaghan with his wife and two daughters.
[edit] Books
- The Adventures of Shay Mouse (1985)
- Music on Clinton Street (1986)
- Carn (1989)
- The Butcher Boy (1992)
- The Dead School (1995)
- Breakfast on Pluto (1998)
- Mondo Desperado (1999)
- Emerald Germs of Ireland (2001)
- Call Me The Breeze (2003)
- Winterwood (2006)
[edit] Research work about the author
- La réécriture de l'histoire dans les Romans de Roddy Doyle, Dermot Bolger et Patrick McCabe by Alain Mouchel-Vallon (PhD thesis, 2005, Reims University, France). http://www.sudoc.abes.fr
[edit] External links
- Patrick McCabe (novelist) at www.contemporarywriters.com
- King of Bog Gothic, the Guardian, August 30, 2003
