James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 103 (2021) Winner
Keith Ridgway
キーース・リッジウェイ
Kīsu Ridgwei
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-10-02 （Dublin, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Dublin, Ireland → London → South London
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1997-2025
- Nominations
- Goldsmiths Prize shortlisted (2021, A Shock), Lambda Literary Award shortlisted (1998, The Long Falling), etc.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Rooney Prize for Irish Literature | Standard Time | — | — | Won |
| 2001 | Prix Femina Étranger | Mauvaise Pente | — | Prix Femina | Won |
| 2001 | Prix du Premier Roman Etranger | Mauvaise Pente | — | — | Won |
| 2012 | O. Henry Award | Rothko Eggs | — | — | Won |
| 2021 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | A Shock | Fiction | — | Won |
Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
2001
Work:
Standard Time
Result:
Won
Prix Femina Étranger
2001
Work:
Mauvaise Pente
Organization:
Prix Femina
Result:
Won
Prix du Premier Roman Etranger
2001
Work:
Mauvaise Pente
Result:
Won
O. Henry Award
2012
Work:
Rothko Eggs
Result:
Won
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
2021
Work:
A Shock
Category:
Fiction
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Long Falling
1998 NovelSet in rural Ireland and Dublin, it tells of a woman in an abusive relationship and of her gay son who moves to Dublin.
AbuseHomosexualityFamily
Adaptations
- [Film] Où va la nuit / Martin Provost (2011)
Translations
- French: Mauvaise Pente (2001)
Bibliography
- Horses (1997)
- The Long Falling (1998)
- Standard Time (2001)
- The Parts (2003)
- Animals (2006)
- Hawthorn & Child (2012)
- A Shock (2021)
Adaptations
- Film adaptation 'Où va la nuit' (2011) of The Long Falling
Translations of Works
- French, German, Dutch, Italian, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExperimentalUnresolved detective storiesInterconnecting characters' stories
- Recurring Motifs
- Mental breakdownUrban underbellyMultiple perspectives
Legacy
Important contemporary Irish writer known for innovative novel styles.
Trivia
- Described himself as a queer, Irish, male writer
- Says he is 'a Dubliner for life'