Irish Book Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 5 (2007) Winner
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Edition 9 (2011) Excellence Award
Tim Robinson
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Tim Robinson
Aliases:
Timothy Drever
Pen Names:
Timothy Drever（Used as an artist name for visual art）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935 （Yorkshire, England）
- Died
- 2020-04-03 （St Pancras Hospital, London, England） age 85
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, Irish (Connacht)
- Residence History
- Istanbul → Vienna → London → Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland → Roundstone, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- writer, cartographer, artist, translator
- Active Years
- 1960-2020
- Affiliations
- Aosdána, Folding Landscapes (publisher/centre), Magdalene College, Cambridge (Parnell Visiting Fellow 2011)
- Memberships
- Aosdána
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize 2007 (Connemara: Listening to the Wind)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge | Mathematics | Mathematics | — | — | United Kingdom |
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Mathematics
/ Mathematics
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied mathematics at Cambridge
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Argosy Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Connemara: Listening to the Wind | Non-Fiction | Irish Book Awards | winner |
| 2011 | International Education Services Best Irish-Published Book of the Year | Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom | Best Irish-Published Book | Irish Book Awards | winner |
| 2016 | Lois Roth Award for a Translation of a Literary Work | Graveyard Clay (translation of Cré na Cille) | Translation | Modern Language Association (MLA) | winner |
| 2007 | Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (shortlisted) | Connemara: Listening to the Wind | — | Royal Society of Literature | shortlisted |
Argosy Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year
2007
Work:
Connemara: Listening to the Wind
Category:
Non-Fiction
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
winner
International Education Services Best Irish-Published Book of the Year
2011
Work:
Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom
Category:
Best Irish-Published Book
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
winner
Lois Roth Award for a Translation of a Literary Work
2016
Work:
Graveyard Clay (translation of Cré na Cille)
Category:
Translation
Organization:
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Result:
winner
Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (shortlisted)
2007
Work:
Connemara: Listening to the Wind
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage
1986 topography / non-fictionA detailed topographical and cultural exploration of the Aran Islands, following the coastline.
landscapeplace-namesisland history
Stones of Aran: Labyrinth
1995 topography / non-fictionAn interior exploration of the Aran Islands' landscape and culture.
terrainmemorycultural heritage
Connemara: Listening to the Wind
2006 essay / topographyAn essayistic engagement with the landscape, history and language of Connemara; the first volume of a three-part study.
landscapedialectmemory of place
Adaptations
- [Film / video] Tim Robinson – Connemara / Pat Collins (2011)
Connemara: The Last Pool of Darkness
2008 essay / topographyA further reflection on place and memory within the Connemara trilogy.
solitudewater and landscape
Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom
2011 essay / topographyA volume in the Connemara trilogy exploring regional culture and language.
cultural preservationlanguagelife on the land
Graveyard Clay (translation of Cré na Cille)
2015 translation / novel (English translation)An English translation of Máirtín Ó Cadhain's Connacht Irish novel Cré na Cille, produced with Liam Mac Con Iomaire.
translationIrish-language literaturelocal culture
Map of Árainn (Map of the Aran Islands)
1975 map / cartographyA detailed map of the Aran Islands (first published 1975, second edition 1980).
mapmakingclose observation
The Burren: A Map of the Uplands of North-West County Clare
1977 map / cartographyA map documenting the uplands of the Burren.
geologyterrain
Bibliography
- Map of Árainn (1975, 1980)
- The Burren: A Map of the Uplands of North-West County Clare (1977)
- Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage (1986)
- Stones of Aran: Labyrinth (1995)
- Connemara: A One-Inch Map, with Introduction and Gazetteer (1990)
- Connemara: Listening to the Wind (2006)
- Connemara: The Last Pool of Darkness (2008)
- Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom (2011)
- Graveyard Clay (2015, translation)
- Conamara Chronicles: Tales from Iorras Aithneach (2022, with Liam Mac Con Iomaire)
Adaptations
- Tim Robinson – Connemara (poetic film by Pat Collins, 2011)
Translations by Author
- Graveyard Clay (translation of Máirtín Ó Cadhain, co-translated)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed topographical proseessayistic, meditative voicefusion of cartography and literature
- Recurring Motifs
- coastlines and waterstones and rocksplace-names and dialectsmemory and heritage
Health
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COVID-192020Died of COVID-19 in April 2020
Legacy
Robinson's detailed exploration of landscape, place-names and dialect helped redefine topographical writing: his fusion of cartography and literature left a lasting impact on studies of the West of Ireland.
Museums
- Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) Dublin, Ireland
- Tate Britain London, United Kingdom
- Victoria & Albert Museum London, United Kingdom
Academic Societies
- Aosdána
Archives
- Archives of National University of Ireland, Galway (Tim and Máiréad Robinson papers)
In Popular Culture
- Pat Collins' poetic film 'Tim Robinson – Connemara' (2011)
Quotes
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One of the most original, revelatory and exhilarating works of literature ever produced in Ireland.
Source: Michael Viney, review (Irish Times) (1986)
Trivia
- Used the name Timothy Drever as a visual artist.
- The ashes of Tim and his wife Máiréad were scattered off Roundstone Quay in Connemara on 5 November 2022.
- Known for detailed maps and topographical essays on the Aran Islands, The Burren and Connemara.