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Cónal Creedon

コナル・クリードン

Konaru Kurīdona

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Cork, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Languages
English
Residence History
Ireland, Cork city, Devonshire Street

Career

Occupations
novelist, dramatist, playwright, documentary filmmaker
Active Years
1995-2024
Affiliations
University College Cork
Nominations
Dublin International Literary Award nomination (2020, 2023), Montaigne Award nomination (2020)

Awards

Eric Hoffer Award
2020
Work: Begotten Not Made
Category: Literary Fiction
Result: Winner
One City One Book
2022
Work: Art Imitating Life, Imitating Death
Organization: Cork City
Result: Winner
Lord Mayor's Culture Award
2020
Organization: Cork City
Result: Winner
Business to Arts Awards
2000
Work: The Trial of Jesus
Organization: President of Ireland Mary McAleese
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Begotten Not Made

2018 novel
Translations
  • German, Bulgarian, Italian, Chinese

Pancho and Lefty Ride Out

1995 novel

Second City Trilogy

2007 novel

The Trial of Jesus

2000 stage play

Bibliography

  • Pancho and Lefty Ride Out
  • Passion Play
  • The Immortal Deed of Michael O’Leary
  • Second City Trilogy
  • Cornerstone
  • Begotten Not Made
  • Pancho And Lefty Ride Again
  • Art Imitating Life, Imitating Death

Translations of Works

  • Prose translated into German, Bulgarian, Italian, Chinese

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Prose employing Cork vernacular
Recurring Motifs
Working-class CorkCatholicismFamily

Legacy

Prominent Irish writer from Cork, known for works depicting local culture and history. Served as Writer-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing at University College Cork, recipient of multiple awards including the Eric Hoffer Award.

Trivia

  • Opened a laundrette on Devonshire Street in Cork city in the 1980s.
  • His family lived and traded on this street for over a hundred years.