John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
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Edition 39 (1980) Winner
Desmond Hogan
デスモンド・ホーガン
Desmond Hogan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-12-10 （Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ballinasloe, County Galway → Paris, France → Dublin, Ireland → London (Tooting, Catford, Hounslow, Hampstead), UK → Berlin, Germany → Prague, Czech Republic → Clifden, County Galway, Ireland → Area near County Limerick, Ireland (lived in an old caravan)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Playwright, Travel writer, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Influenced By
- Bruce Chatwin, Ian McEwan, Peter Carey, Salman Rushdie, Kazuo Ishiguro
- Influenced
- Colum McCann
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College Dublin (UCD) | — | — | BA | 1969-1972 | Ireland |
| University College Dublin (UCD) | — | — | MA | 1972-1973 | Ireland |
University College Dublin (UCD)
Degree:
BA
Period:
1969-1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
Ireland
University College Dublin (UCD)
Degree:
MA
Period:
1972-1973
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
Ireland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Hennessy Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Rooney Prize for Irish Literature | — | — | Rooney Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1980 | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize | Diamonds at the Bottom of the Sea | — | — | 受賞 |
Hennessy Award
1971
Result:
受賞
Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
1977
Organization:
Rooney Prize committee
Result:
受賞
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
1980
Work:
Diamonds at the Bottom of the Sea
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Ikon-Maker
1976 NovelDebut novel dealing with a mother's reluctant recognition of her son's homosexuality.
family relationshipshomosexualityloneliness
Adaptations
- [Stage] The Ikon-Maker (stage) (1980)
Diamonds at the Bottom of the Sea and Other Stories
1979 Short story collectionCollection of short stories exploring a range of characters and themes of loneliness, violence and travel.
lonelinessviolencetravel
The Leaves on Grey
1980 NovelA 1980 novel noted for its vivid imagery and fragmentary prose.
memorynostalgia
A Farewell to Prague
1995 Travel writing / NovelWritten during his time in Prague, the work treats loss and memories of travel.
losstravelrecollection
Bibliography
- The Ikon-Maker (1976)
- Diamonds at the Bottom of the Sea and Other Stories (1979)
- The Leaves on Grey (1980)
- A Curious Street (1984)
- A New Shirt (1986)
- A Farewell to Prague (1995)
- The Edge of the City: A Scrapbook 1976–91 (1993)
- Lark's Eggs: New and Selected Stories (2005)
- Old Swords and other stories (2009)
- The History of Magpies (2017)
Adaptations
- A Short Walk to the Sea - staged at the Abbey Theatre (1976)
- Sanctified Distances - staged at the Abbey Theatre (1976)
- The Squat - performed at the Project Arts Centre (1976)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- image-rich prosefragmentary sentence styleconcise and sharp depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- lonely characterstravel and movementsearch for identity
Legacy
Active from the 1970s to the 1990s, Hogan was included in major anthologies of modern Irish literature and received critical recognition. He later largely vanished from the literary scene and attracted controversy after being placed on the sex offenders register in 2009. His work is noted for image-rich prose and portrayals of lonely characters.
Quotes
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The Cork Examiner said: "Like no other Irish writer just now, Hogan sets down what it's like to be a disturbed child of what seems a Godforsaken country in these troubled times."
Source: The Cork Examiner (quoted) -
The Irish Independent said he is "to be commended for the fidelity and affection he shows to the lonely and the downtrodden."
Source: Irish Independent (quoted) -
The Boston Globe said there "is something mannered in Hogan's prose, which is festooned with exotic imagery and scattered in sentence fragments."
Source: The Boston Globe (quoted)
Trivia
- Won the Hennessy Award in 1971.
- Received the Rooney Prize (1977) and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (1980).
- Has long preferred using a typewriter and has found the transition to computers difficult.
- Suspicious of the telephone; prefers communicating by postcards.
- Placed on the sex offenders register in 2009 after a conviction for sexual assault of a 15-year-old (incident in 2006).
- Has largely vanished from the literary scene in recent years.