James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 7 (1925) Winner
Liam O'Flaherty
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Liam O'Flaherty
Aliases:
Liam Ó Flaithearta
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1896-08-28 （Inishmore, Ireland）
- Died
- 1984-09-07 （Dublin, Ireland） age 88
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English, Irish
- Religion
- Christianity Baptized in 1896 （Baptismal Name: William）
- Residence History
- Inishmore, Ireland → Dublin, Ireland → London, UK → United States
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short-story writer
- Active Years
- 1923-1958
- Affiliations
- Communist Party of Ireland, Radical Club
- Memberships
- Communist Party of Ireland
- Influenced By
- Pádraic Ó Conaire
- Influenced
- Seán O'Casey
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell College | — | unknown | — | 1908頃 | Ireland |
| Blackrock College Dublin | — | unknown | — | 1913 | Ireland |
| University College Dublin | — | Classics and Philosophy | — | 不明 | Ireland |
Rockwell College
unknown
Period:
1908頃
Country:
Ireland
Attended at age 12
Blackrock College Dublin
unknown
Period:
1913
Country:
Ireland
Transferred as lay student
University College Dublin
Classics and Philosophy
Period:
不明
Country:
Ireland
Attempted to form Volunteer unit
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | The Informer | — | University of Edinburgh | won |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1925
Work:
The Informer
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Informer
1925 NovelStory of an informer during the Irish War of Independence.
betrayalpovertyrevolution
Adaptations
- [Film] The Informer / John Ford (1935)
- [Film] The Informer / Arthur Robison (1929)
The Sniper
1923 Short storyA sniper during the Irish Civil War.
warfratricide
Bibliography
- Thy Neighbour's Wife (1923)
- The Informer (1925)
- Famine (1937)
Translations by Author
- Dúil (1953, Irish short stories)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismexpressionismsocialistmodernist
- Recurring Motifs
- common people's experiencehorrors of warpoverty and oppression
Health
-
shell shock1917-生涯Profoundly affected his mental health throughout his life.
Legacy
One of the foremost socialist writers in early 20th-century Ireland, writing from the common people's perspective.
Archives
- Liam & Tom O’Flaherty Society
In Popular Culture
- Novels adapted to films, notably John Ford's The Informer.
Trivia
- Wrote short story collection Dúil in Irish.
- Suffered shell shock from WWI injuries.
- Founding member of Communist Party of Ireland.