Patrick McCabe (1) (1955–)
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Patrick McCabe has been twice short-listed for the prestigious Booker Prize in Great Britain. He is considered one of Ireland's major new writers. McCabe was teaching learning-disabled students in a grammar school in London when his third novel, "The Butcher Boy," was published in 1992. The novel toon meer is a coming-of-age story written in the voice of its young narrator. The small town that Francie Brady lives in is modeled on the town where McCabe grew up. "The Butcher Boy" was an immediate success, and was nominated for the Booker Prize. It won the top literary prize in Ireland, the Aer Lingus Prize. McCabe's fifth novel, "Breakfast on Pluto," was published in 1998. It too was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize. He has also written several plays, including an adaptation of "The Butcher Boy." Patrick McCabe was born in 1955 in Ireland and was educated at St. Patrick's College in Dublin. He is married to Margot Quinn and has two daughters, Ellen and Katy. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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- Gangbare naam
- McCabe, Patrick
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- McCabe, Pat
- Geboortedatum
- 1955-03-27
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- Ireland
- Geboorteplaats
- Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland
- Woonplaatsen
- Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland
Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland - Opleiding
- St Patrick's Training College, Dublin, Ireland
- Beroepen
- Teacher, Kingsbury Day Special School, London (1980)
- Korte biografie
- McCabe lives in Clones with his wife artist Margot Quinn and two daughters, Katie and Ellen.
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