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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

Werken van Patrick McCabe

De slagersjongen (1992) 1,552 exemplaren
Ontbijt op Pluto (1998) 681 exemplaren
De dodenklas (1995) 441 exemplaren
Winterwood (2006) 271 exemplaren
Emerald Germs of Ireland (2001) 215 exemplaren
Mondo Desperado (1999) 182 exemplaren
Call Me the Breeze (2003) 110 exemplaren
Carn (1993) 97 exemplaren
The Holy City (2009) 63 exemplaren
Breakfast on Pluto [2005 film] (2005) — Screenwriter — 56 exemplaren
The Stray Sod Country (2010) 55 exemplaren
Poguemahone (2022) 49 exemplaren
Hello Mr Bones | Goodbye Mr Rat (2013) 22 exemplaren
Heartland (2018) 4 exemplaren
The Big Yaroo (2019) 4 exemplaren

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Mortification: Writers' Stories of Their Public Shame (2003) — Medewerker — 280 exemplaren
The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction (1999) — Medewerker — 151 exemplaren
London Noir (2006) — Medewerker — 94 exemplaren
The Anchor Book of New Irish Writing (2000) — Medewerker — 39 exemplaren
Dubliners 100 (2014) — Medewerker — 30 exemplaren
The Penguin Book of Irish Comic Writing (1996) — Auteur, sommige edities25 exemplaren
The Butcher Boy [1997 film] (1998) — Original Novel — 14 exemplaren
Open City #3 (1995) — Medewerker — 5 exemplaren
Vox 'n' Roll: Fiction for the 21st Century (2000) — Medewerker — 5 exemplaren
The New Frontier: Reflections From the Irish Border (2021) — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar

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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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Niet slecht, maar ook niet briljant schoolverhaal. Wat voorspelbaar.
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fijne film over een Ierse transgender en hoe zij zichzelf werd - excellent movie on an Irish transgendered woman and how she became her true self
 
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Werken
18
Ook door
12
Leden
3,807
Populariteit
#6,661
Waardering
½ 3.5
Besprekingen
86
ISBNs
176
Talen
18
Favoriet
15

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