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Joseph O'Connor

2011

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Ghost Light by Joseph O'Connor

Ghost Light

O'Connor's novel, which was published by Harvill Secker in June 2010, is loosely based on the love affair between the great Irish playwright John Millington Synge and the Abbey Theatre actress Molly Allgood. The novel received rave reviews at home and internationally, and was a no.1 bestseller in Ireland for nine weeks. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham called it 'A rare and wonderful book'. It has been sold for translation in 16 languages.

Joseph O’Connor was born in Dublin, Ireland, on September 20, 1963. His parents, John O’Connor and Marie O’Grady, took an interest in fiction, poetry, theatre and music. Joseph’s father was born in Francis Street, in one of the oldest parts of Dublin city, the Liberties. Several of the stories and songs of that independently-minded place have appeared in Joseph’s fiction and other writings.

Read more about Joseph on his own website.

View the Dublin: One City One Book 2011 programme.

Read winning entry to Dublin: One City One Book short story competition

Submitted by admin on Mon, 16/05/2011 - 10:26am
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The winner of the short story competition is 'Coole' by Jimi McDonnell. The winning entry was chosen by Joseph O'Connor and will receive a €100 book token.

'Coole' by Jimi McDonnell

There was the sound the ground made underfoot when you were at Coole Park. He had tried to explain it her, had asked her to listen but she would just laugh at him and tell him he was a spacer. That was during the time when the slightest brushing of their hands had them tingling. They were mad and ravenous for each other.

Curtain Call in St. Patrick's Cathedral

Submitted by admin2 on Thu, 21/04/2011 - 11:10am
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Thursday 28th April 7pm

The love affair between Abbey actress, Molly Allgood and playwright JM Synge is captured in the letters of Molly Allgood. Dramatised readings and music with Joseph O'Connor, Kathy Rose O'Brien and musicians of the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8
Admission free - Booking not necessary

Farmleigh celebrates One City One Book this Easter Monday

Submitted by admin2 on Thu, 21/04/2011 - 10:27am
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Visit Farmleigh this Easter Monday, 25th April and enjoy a wonderful day celebrating Ghost Light! You can relax and listen to actor Stephen Holland reading from Ghost Light, or if you are feeling more energetic why not take to the dancefloor in Farmleigh's beautiful Ballroom and learn to dance to music performed by a string quartet. 

Winners of A Novel Break Competition Announced

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/04/2011 - 1:57pm
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Congratulations to the winners of the A Novel Break Competition! Martina Carey, Orla Coffey, Juliet Cronin, Gary Dowling and Brendan Twomey won the chance to listen to Joseph O'Connor read Ghost Light. Joseph O'Connor will meet the winners at a location of their choice.

Joseph O'Connor shortlisted for Irish Fiction Award

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/04/2011 - 12:49pm
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Joseph O'Connor has been shortlisted for Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2011. Winners will be announced on June 1st at the opening of Listowel Writers' Week 2011. Further information www.writersweek.ie.

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