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Patrick Cockburn

パトリック・コークバーン

Patorikku Kōkabān

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1950-03-05 (County Cork, Ireland)
Nationality
Irish
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Ireland (childhood) → United Kingdom

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Writer, Author
Active Years
1979-2024
Affiliations
Financial Times, The Independent
Nominations
National Book Critics Circle award shortlist for nonfiction, The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq, Costa Book Awards (Biography) shortlist, Henry's Demons

Education

Trinity College, Oxford
History
Period: 不明
Country: United Kingdom
Educated there

Awards

Martha Gellhorn Prize
2005
Result: 受賞
James Cameron Prize
2006
Result: 受賞
Orwell Prize for Journalism
2009
Result: 受賞
Foreign Commentator of the Year
2013
Organization: Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards
Result: 受賞
Foreign Affairs Journalist of the Year
2014
Organization: British Journalism Awards
Result: 受賞
Foreign Reporter of the Year
2014
Organization: The Press Awards
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Rise of Islamic State

2015 Non-fiction

The rise of ISIS and the new Sunni revolution

Middle East conflictsJihadis

Henry's Demons

2011 Biography

A father and son's story of living with schizophrenia

SchizophreniaFamily

The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq

2006 Non-fiction

Analysis of the Iraq war and resistance

Iraq WarOccupation

Bibliography

  • Getting Russia Wrong: The End of Kremlinology
  • Out of the Ashes: The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein
  • The Broken Boy
  • The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq
  • Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq
  • Henry's Demons: Living with Schizophrenia, A Father and Son's Story
  • The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising
  • The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution
  • Chaos and Caliphate: Jihadis and the West in the struggle for the Middle East
  • The Age of Jihad: Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East
  • War in the Age of Trump: The Defeat of ISIS, the Fall of the Kurds, the Conflict with Iran
  • Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied: Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism

Style & Themes

Literary Style
JournalisticAnalytical
Recurring Motifs
Middle East conflictsWar reportingPolitical analysis

Health

  • Polio
    1956年
    Contracted and survived. Covered in memoir

Legacy

Renowned Middle East correspondent known for coverage of Iraq wars and multiple awards.

In Popular Culture

  • Niece is actress Olivia Wilde

Trivia

  • Father: journalist Claud Cockburn
  • Brothers: Alexander Cockburn and Andrew Cockburn (journalists)
  • Niece: Olivia Wilde
  • Contracted polio in 1956 and survived