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Gene Kerrigan

ジーン・ケリガン

Jīn Kerigan

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Ireland
Languages
English
Residence History
Dublin, Ireland → Cabra, Dublin

Career

Occupations
journalist, novelist
Active Years
1970-2023
Affiliations
Sunday Independent, Magill magazine, International Socialism

Awards

Gold Dagger
2012
Work: The Rage
Category: 年間最優秀犯罪小説
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Little Criminals

2005 crime novel

A crime story set in Dublin.

crimesocial injustice

The Midnight Choir

2007 crime novel

Dark Times in the City

2009 crime novel

Crime novel depicting dark times in Dublin.

dark timescrime

The Rage

2011 crime novel

Interwoven crime stories in Dublin.

rageeconomic crisis

Bibliography

  • Round Up the Usual Suspects: Nicky Kelly & the Cosgrave Coalition (1984)
  • Nothing But the Truth (1990)
  • Goodbye to All That: A Souvenir of the Haughey Era (1992)
  • Police Interrogation Endangers the Innocent (1993)
  • Hard Cases: True Stories of Crime and Punishment (1995)
  • Another Country: Growing Up in 50's Ireland (1998)
  • This Great Little Nation: The A-Z of Irish Scandals and Controversies (1999)
  • Never Make a Promise You Can't Break: How to Succeed in Irish Politics (2002)
  • The Big Lie - Who Profits From Ireland’s Austerity? (2012)
  • The Scrap (2015)
  • Little Criminals (2005)
  • The Midnight Choir (2007)
  • Dark Times in the City (2009)
  • The Rage (2011)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
grim elegance
Recurring Motifs
Dublin's ghettoespolitical corruptioneconomic inequality

Legacy

Irish journalist and novelist known for political commentary and crime novels, winner of the Gold Dagger.

Quotes

  • The ghettoes sink deeper into despair while southside gobshites chatter inanely about the Celtic Tiger.
    Source: Ricorso database

Trivia

  • Retired from his regular column in the Sunday Independent in November 2023.