2018
Writers

 

 

               
 

Micheál Ó Conghaile (Ireland)
Colourful Irish Phrases
(2018)

 
 
Micheál Ó Conghaile is from Connemara. He established the publishing company Cló Iar-Chonnacht in 1985, and he is a member of Aosdána. He writes in Irish and has published poetry, short stories, a novel, plays, and a novella, and has also done several translations. He has won The Butler Literary Award from the Irish American Cultural Institute and the Hennessy Literary Award. His works have been translated into 10 languages. He was writer in Residence at Queen’s University, Belfast and at the University of Ulster Coleraine and he received an honorary degree from the NUI, Galway.
 

Micheál Ó Conghaile vient du Connemara. Il a créé la maison d’édition Cló Iar-Chonnacht en 1985 et il est membre d’Aosdána, organisme visant à honorer les artistes irlandais. Il écrit en irlandais et a publié poésie, nouvelles, roman, oeuvres de théâtre et il a également fait plusieurs traductions. Il a été récompensé par The Butler Literary Award de l’Irish American Cultural Institute et par le Hennessy Literary Award. Ses oeuvres ont été traduites dans 10 langues. Il a été écrivain en résidence à Queen’s University, à Belfast, ainsi qu’à l’University of Ulster, à Coleraine, et il a reçu un diplôme honoraire de la National University of Ireland de Galway.

 

Is mar scríbhneoir cruthaitheach is mó aithne ar Mhicheál Ó Conghaile, go háirithe ó foilsíodh a dhara cnuasach gearrscéalta An Fear a Phléasc (1997), an t-úrscéal Sna Fir (2000) a bhí ar ghearrliosta Dhuais Liteartha The Irish Times, agus an nóibhille Seachrán Jeaic Sheáin Johnny (2002). Diabhlaíocht Dé a chnuasach gearrscéalta is deireannaí. Léirigh An Taibhdhearc trí dhráma dá chuid agus bronnadh breis agus tríocha duais Oireachtais air thar na blianta chomh maith le duais Stewart Parker/BBC Raidió Uladh, Duais Fhoras na Gaeilge/Sheachtain na Scríbhneoirí i Lios Tuathail, Duais Ionadaíochta an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh/Anois agus Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin. Tá gearrscéalta leis aistrithe go breis agus deich dteanga. Ball d’Aos Dána é.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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