Diarmuid Ó Gráinne (10 May 1950 – 28 August 2013) was an

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writer and journalist from the

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. He wrote for the newspaper, ''

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'' and featured on Raidió na Gaeltachta. He released a number of books, perhaps best known works are his semi-autobiographical novel writings ''An Traimp'' and ''Muintir na Coille''. Ó Gráinne was strongly influenced by his fellow

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-man,

Máirtín Ó Cadhain Máirtín Ó Cadhain (; 20 January 1906 – 18 October 1970) was one of the most prominent Irish language writers of the twentieth century. Perhaps best known for his 1949 novel , ÓCadhain played a key role in reintroducing modernist literatur ...

whose death he felt left a hole in the leadership of the Irish-language movement. Ó Gráinne also became interested in some Continental European authors, translating writings by or autobiographies about

Karl Marx Karl Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, political theorist, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. He is best-known for the 1848 pamphlet '' The Communist Manifesto'' (written with Friedrich Engels) ...

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist. He was the recipient of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the s ...

and

Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher. He began his career as a classical philology, classical philologist, turning to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, aged 24, Nietzsche bec ...

into Irish.

Bibliography

Criticism

*''An Dá Mháirtín'' (

Comhar ''Comhar'' (; "partnership") is a prominent literary journal in the Irish language, published by the company Comhar Teoranta. It was founded in 1942, and has published work by some of the most notable writers in Irish, including Máirtín Ó Cadha ...

: 1990)

Novels

*''An Traimp'' (

Cló Iar-Chonnacht Cló Iar-Chonnacht (CIC; ; "West Connacht Press") is an Irish language publishing company founded in 1985 by writer Micheál Ó Conghaile, a native speaker of Irish from Inis Treabhair in Connemara. He set the company up while still a student. ...

: 1991) *''Brionglóidí briste'' (An Clóchomhar Teoranta: 1991) * ''Cloch Scoiltí'' (

Coiscéim Coiscéim (; "Footstep") is a prolific Dublin-based Irish-language publisher founded by writer, historian and language activist Pádraig Ó Snodaigh in 1980. With over 1,500 titles Coiscéim have published the largest number of titles amongst the ...

: 2002) * ''An Drochshúil'' (Coiscéim: 2002) * ''Muintir na Coille'' (Coiscéim: 2011)

Poetry

*''Spéir thoirní'' (Coiscéim: 1993) *''Spealadh an drúchta'' (Coiscéim: 1995) *''Coill chríon na bhForbacha'' (Coiscéim: 2001)

Short-stories

*''Céard a dhéanfas tú anois?'' (Coiscéim: 1997)

Philosophy

*''Ó Rinn go Sáil, I'' (Coiscéim: 2010) *''Ó Rinn go Sáil, II'' (Coiscéim: 2012) *''Ó Rinn go Sáil, III'' (Coiscéim: 2013)

Miscellaneous

* ''Karl Marx'' (Coiscéim: 1993) translation of Caroline Seaward * ''A scéal féin – Máire Phatch Mhóir Uí Churraoin'' (Coiscéim: 1995) * ''Peait Phádraic Tom Ó Conghaile – A scéal féin'' (Coiscéim: 1997) * ''Friedrich Nietzsche: Saol agus smaointeachas'' (Coiscéim: 1997) * ''Doirse éalaithe'' (Coiscéim: 2004) * ''Fágann marbh láthair'' (Coiscéim: 2006) * ''An dorn iata'' (Coiscéim: 2007) * ''Cúba agus Castró'' (Coiscéim: 2009) * ''An Strainséara'' (Coiscéim: 2012) translation of '' L’Étranger'' by

External links

Diarmuid Ó Gráinne
at Writing.ie
Ó Gráinne, Diarmuid
at Ainm.ie {{DEFAULTSORT:ÓGráinne, Diarmuid 1950 births 2013 deaths Writers from County Galway Irish male journalists Irish male novelists Irish male poets Irish-language writers 20th-century Irish male writers 20th-century Irish journalists 20th-century Irish novelists 20th-century Irish poets 21st-century Irish male writers 21st-century Irish journalists 21st-century Irish novelists 21st-century Irish poets