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Alan Glynn

アラン・グリン

Aran Gurin

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-01-01 (Dublin)
Nationality
Irish
Languages
English
Residence History
Dublin

Career

Occupations
Science fiction writer, Novelist
Active Years
2001-2019

Education

Trinity College Dublin
English literature
Country: Ireland

Awards

Irish Book Award
2011
Work: Bloodland
Category: Crime Fiction
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bloodland

2011 Crime Fiction

A thriller involving international conspiracy.

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The Dark Fields

2001 SF Thriller

Story of intelligence enhancement via drug. Republished as Limitless.

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Adaptations
  • [Film] Limitless / Neil Burger (2011)

Winterland

2009 Thriller

Graveland

2013 Thriller

Paradime

2016 Thriller

Under the Night

2019 Thriller

Bibliography

  • The Dark Fields (2001, republished as Limitless)
  • Winterland (2009)
  • Bloodland (2011)
  • Graveland (2013)
  • Paradime (2016)
  • Under the Night (2019, alt. Receptor)

Adaptations

  • Limitless (film, 2011)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Tense proseFast-paced
Recurring Motifs
ConspiraciesGlobalization

Legacy

Known for modern thrillers, fame from Limitless film adaptation.

In Popular Culture

  • Limitless film and TV series

Trivia

  • From Drumcondra, Dublin
  • Alumnus of Trinity College Dublin