Northern Irish author, Robert McLiam Wilson

Robert McLiam Wilson (born Robert Wilson, 24 February 1964) is a Northern Irish novelist.

Biography

He was born in the

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district of

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and then moved to Turf Lodge and other places in the city. He attended

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and studied English at

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/ref> however, he dropped out and, for a short time, was homeless. This period of his life profoundly affected his later life and influenced his works. Wilson moved to

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where he writes for ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also writes occasionally for ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Work

McLiam Wilson has written three novels: *'' Ripley Bogle'' (1989) *''Manfred's Pain'' (1992) *'' Eureka Street'' (1996) ''Ripley Bogle'' is a novel about a

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man in

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. ''Eureka Street'' focuses on the lives of two Belfast friends, one Catholic and one Protestant, shortly before and after the

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ceasefires in 1994. A

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TV adaptation of '' Eureka Street'' was broadcast in 1999. He is also the author of a non-fiction book about poverty, ''The Dispossessed'' (1992), and has made television documentaries for the BBC. His next novel, ''Extremists'', has been postponed again and again.

Awards

In 2003, he was named by ''Granta'' magazine as one of 20 "Best of Young British Novelists", despite the fact that he has not published new work in English since 1996. "Ripley Bogle" won the

Rooney Prize The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature was created in 1976 by the Irish American businessman Dan Rooney, owner and chairman of the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers franchise and former US Ambassador to Ireland. The prize is awarded to Irish writers aged ...

and the

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in 1989, and a

Betty Trask Award The Betty Trask Prize and Awards are for first novels written by authors under the age of 35, who reside in a current or former Commonwealth nation. Each year the awards total £20,000, with one author receiving a larger prize amount, called the ...

and the

Irish Book Awards The Irish Book Awards are Irish literary awards given annually to books and authors in various categories. In 2018 An Post took over sponsorship of the awards from Bord Gais Energy. It is the only literary award supported by all-Irish bookstores. ...

in 1990.

References

External links

Collection of Wilson's columns and articles in Charlie Hebdo (In English).The scurrilous lies written about Charlie Hebdo, The GuardianThe solace of an Australian summer when cricket brought hope and light, The Guardian
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Robert Mcliam 1964 births Living people Male novelists from Northern Ireland Writers from Belfast People educated at St Malachy's College Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Charlie Hebdo people