Irish Book Awards
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Edition 21 (2023) Winner
Mark O'Connell
マーク・オコネル
Māku Okonneru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1979-06-23 （Kilkenny）
- Nationality
- Ireland, Irish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Kilkenny, Ireland (childhood) → Dublin, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Journalist
- Active Years
- 2011-2025
- Affiliations
- The Irish Times
- Influenced By
- John Banville
- Nominations
- 2017 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize Finalist, 2017 Baillie Gifford Prize Shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College Dublin | Faculty of Arts | English Department | PhD | — | Ireland |
Trinity College Dublin
Faculty of Arts
/ English Department
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2011
Country:
Ireland
Thesis on the novels of John Banville
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wellcome Book Prize | To Be a Machine | — | Wellcome Trust | winner |
| 2019 | Rooney Prize for Irish Literature | To Be a Machine | — | — | winner |
Wellcome Book Prize
2018
Work:
To Be a Machine
Organization:
Wellcome Trust
Result:
winner
Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
2019
Work:
To Be a Machine
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death
2017 Non-fictionA gonzo-journalistic exploration of the Silicon Valley techno-utopians' pursuit of escaping mortality.
transhumanismimmortalitytechno-utopianism
Adaptations
- [Theatre] To Be a Machine (Version 1.0) / Dead Centre (Jack Gleeson主演) (2020)
Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back
2020 Non-fictionA book about apocalyptic anxieties.
apocalypseanxietieslife-affirmation
A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder
2023 Non-fictionA story about the Irish murderer Malcolm Macarthur.
crimetruthmurder
Bibliography
- To Be a Machine (2017)
- Notes from an Apocalypse (2020)
- A Thread of Violence (2023)
- John Banville's Narcissistic Fictions: The Spectral Self (2013)
- Epic Fail: Bad Art, Viral Fame, and the History of the Worst Thing Ever (2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- gonzo-journalistichumorouspersonal
- Recurring Motifs
- apocalyptic anxietiestechnology and humanityidentity
Legacy
Prominent Irish non-fiction author awarded the Wellcome Book Prize and Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, known for works on transhumanism and apocalyptic themes.
Trivia
- Born and grew up in Kilkenny, Ireland. Father was a pharmacist. Has an older brother and a younger sister.
- Lives in Dublin.