Liam Mac Cóil (Ireland)
An Choill (2016)

A novelist and a critic, Liam Mac Cóil currently lives in the Ráth Chairn Gaeltacht. As well as winning a number of Oireachtas Prizes, he was shortlisted for the Irish Times Literary Prize. Since then, he has published, among other things, six novels and two books of criticism and commentary. In 2011 the first of his series of historical adventure stories appeared, An Litir, followed by I dTír Strainséartha (2014). An Choill (2016) is his latest novel.

Romancier et critique littéraire, Liam Mac Cóil vit actuellement à Ráth Chairn dans un Gaeltacht. En plus d’avoir remporté des prix Oireachtas, il a été sélectionné pour le Literary Prize de l’Irish Times. Depuis, il a publié, entre autres, six romans et deux ouvrages de critique et d’analyse. En 2011, le pre­mier ouvrage d’une série historique d’aventures a été publié, An Litir, suivi de I dTír Strainséartha (2014). An Choill (2016) est son dernier roman.

Úrscéalaí agus criticeoir é Liam Mac Cóil. Tá cónaí air i nGaeltacht Ráth Chairn. Tá roinnt duaiseanna Oireachtais gnóthaithe aige agus ainmníodh é i gcomhair Dhuais Liteartha an Irish Times. Tá sé úrscéal scríofa aige i measc nithe eile agus dhá sao­thar critice agus anailíse. Sa bhliain 2011 foilsíodh an chéad leabhar sa tsraith eachtraíochta staire, An Litir agus i 2014 an dara ceann, I dTír Strainséartha. Is é An Choill (2016) an t-úrscéal is déanaí leis.