PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2009) Winner
Joseph O'Neill
ジョセフ・オニール
Josefu O'Nīru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-02-23 （Cork, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English, French, Dutch
- Residence History
- Cork, Ireland → Mozambique → Turkey → Iran → Netherlands → London, UK → New York City, Brooklyn, USA
Career
- Occupations
- lawyer, fiction writer, non-fiction writer, cultural critic
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- Bard College
- Nominations
- Man Booker Prize longlist (Netherland), Man Booker Prize longlist (The Dog), Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction shortlist (The Dog)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée français de La Haye | — | — | — | — | Netherlands |
| British School in the Netherlands | — | — | — | — | Netherlands |
| Girton College, Cambridge | — | Law | — | — | United Kingdom |
Lycée français de La Haye
Country:
Netherlands
Attended as a child
British School in the Netherlands
Country:
Netherlands
Attended as a child
Girton College, Cambridge
Law
Country:
United Kingdom
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Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | Netherland | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | winner |
| 2009 | Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award | Netherland | — | Kerry Group | winner |
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
2009
Work:
Netherland
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Result:
winner
Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award
2009
Work:
Netherland
Organization:
Kerry Group
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Netherland
2008 NovelStory of a Dutch banker in post-9/11 New York grappling with loss and identity, centered around cricket.
immigrationpost-9/11identitycricket
The Dog
2014 NovelSatirical novel set in Dubai.
globalizationfinanceexpatriate life
Godwin
2024 NovelRecent novel, finalist for NBCC Award.
Bibliography
- Godwin (2024)
- The Dog (2014)
- Netherland (2008)
- The Breezes (1996)
- This Is the Life (1991)
- Good Trouble (2018)
- Blood-Dark Track: A Family History (2001)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- elegant prosewitty and incisivecritical insight
- Recurring Motifs
- dislocationcosmopolitanismfamily history
Legacy
Achieved acclaim with Netherland, PEN/Faulkner winner, hailed as a masterpiece of post-9/11 fiction. Praised by Barack Obama.
Trivia
- Half Irish, half Turkish ancestry
- Avid club cricket player
- Named favorite novel by Barack Obama
- Member of Staten Island Cricket Club