Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
Deirdre Madden
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Deirdre Madden
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960-08-20 （Toome, County Antrim, Northern Ireland）
- Nationality
- Northern Irish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Northern Ireland → Dublin, Ireland → Norwich, UK → Cork, Ireland → France → Italy
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
- Affiliations
- University College Cork (1994, Writer-in-Residence), Trinity College Dublin (1997, Writer Fellow)
- Memberships
- Aosdána
- Nominations
- 1997 Orange Prize shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Grammar School | — | Secondary School | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Trinity College Dublin | — | — | BA | — | Ireland |
| University of East Anglia | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | United Kingdom |
St Mary's Grammar School
Secondary School
Country:
United Kingdom
Magherafelt
Trinity College Dublin
Degree:
BA
Country:
Ireland
University of East Anglia
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Rooney Prize for Irish Literature | — | — | Trinity College Dublin | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Hennessy Literary Award | — | — | Hennessy | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Somerset Maugham Award | — | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Windham–Campbell Literature Prize | body of work | — | Yale University | 受賞 |
Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
1987
Organization:
Trinity College Dublin
Result:
受賞
Hennessy Literary Award
1980
Organization:
Hennessy
Result:
受賞
Somerset Maugham Award
1989
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Windham–Campbell Literature Prize
2024
Work:
body of work
Organization:
Yale University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
-
Edition 12 (2006) Winner
The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
1 appearances
-
Edition 12 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Hidden Symptoms
1986 NovelA novel set against the political and religious turmoil in Northern Ireland.
The TroublesReligionPolitics
The Birds of the Innocent Wood
1988 NovelRemembering Light and Stone
1993 NovelOne by One in the Darkness
1996 NovelStory of a family in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
FamilyThe Troubles
Molly Fox's Birthday
2008 NovelTime Present and Time Past
2013 NovelBibliography
- Hidden Symptoms (1986)
- The Birds of the Innocent Wood (1988)
- Remembering Light and Stone (1993)
- Nothing Is Black (1994)
- One by One in the Darkness (1996)
- Authenticity (2002)
- Snake's Elbows (2005)
- Thanks for Telling Me, Emily (2007)
- Molly Fox's Birthday (2008)
- Time Present and Time Past (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Understated yet complex fictionsTouching on religious and political turmoil of Northern Ireland
- Recurring Motifs
- The TroublesReligionIdentity
Legacy
A pivotal voice in Northern Irish writing, her understated yet complex fictions often touching on the religious and political turmoil of the North.