John O'Brien (November 10, 1945-November 21, 2020) was an Irish American publisher, editor, author, and academic. He founded the journal ''
Review of Contemporary Fiction'' in 1980, and the independent press
Dalkey Archive Press in 1984. In the course of his career, O’Brien published almost 1,000 books from 50 countries.
[Ed Nawotka]
Obituary: John O'Brien, Founder of Dalkey Archive Press
''Publishers Weekly'', November 25, 2020. Accessed December 19, 2020.
Life
O'Brien taught at
Illinois Benedictine College
Benedictine University is a private Roman Catholic university in Lisle, Illinois. It was founded in 1887 as St. Procopius College by the Benedictine monks of St. Procopius Abbey in the Pilsen community on the West Side of Chicago. The instit ...
,
DePaul University,
Illinois State University,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and then
University of Houston-Victoria
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', whic ...
.
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O’Brien was awarded the Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle in 2011, and in 2015 O'Brien was made Chevalier of the ]Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...
.[Sinéad Crowley]
Death announced of Dalkey Archive Press founder John O'Brien
''RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
'', November 25, 2020. Accessed December 19, 2020. He was the father of Kathleen O’Brien, Emmett O’Brien, William O’Brien, and Kevin O’Brien. He died on November 21, 2020 in Illinois.[
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References
External links
An Interview with John O'Brien
Dalkey Archive Press
John O'Brien Interview
Trafika Europe Radio
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1945 births
2020 deaths
American book publishing company founders
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
American people of Irish descent
Benedictine University faculty
Illinois State University faculty
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty
University of Houston–Victoria faculty