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Born May 8, 1958 (age 66) • Dublin • Ireland
Awards And Honors Booker Prize (1993)
Notable Works “A Greyhound of a Girl” • “A Star Called Henry” • “Bullfighting” • “Life Without Children” • “Love” • “Oh, Play That Thing” • “Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha” • “Paula Spencer” • “Smile” • “The Commitments” • “The Dead Republic” • “The Deportees” • “The Guts” • “The Snapper” • “The Van” • “The Woman Who Walked into Doors” • “Wilderness”

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