Paul Lynch (writer)

Paul Lynch is an Irish writer living in Dublin, Ireland. He was born in Limerick in 1977 and grew up in County Donegal.[1] His first novel Red Sky in Morning won him acclaim in the United States and France, where the book was a finalist for France's Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger (Best Foreign Book Award).[1] His second novel, The Black Snow, won France's bookseller prize, Prix Libr’à Nous for best foreign novel.[2] Grace, his third novel, won The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year [3] and was shortlisted for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.[4]

Background

Lynch was the chief film critic of the Sunday Tribune from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served from 2004 as the paper's deputy chief-sub editor. He has written regularly for The Sunday Times on film and has also written for The Irish Times, The Sunday Business Post, The Irish Daily Mail and Film Ireland.

Awards
  • Ireland Francophonie Ambassadors’ Literary Award, winner 2020[5]
  • The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award, winner 2018[6]
  • The Walter Scott Prize, shortlisted 2018,[7]
  • The William Saroyan International Prize, shortlisted 2018
  • Prix Jean-Monnet de Littérature Européenne, shortlisted 2019[8]
  • Prix Littérature Monde, shortlisted 2019[9]
  • Grand Prix de L’Héroïne, shortlisted 2019[10]
  • Prix Libr’à Nous for Best Foreign Novel, winner 2016[7]
  • Prix des Lecteurs Privat, winner 2016[7]
  • Ireland Francophonie Ambassadors’ Literary Award, shortlisted 2016
  • Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, finalist 2014[7]
  • Prix Femina, nominated 2015[7]
  • Prix du Premier Roman, nominated 2014[7]
  • Prix du Roman Fnac, nominated 2015[7]
  • Best Newcomer at Bord Gais Irish Books of the Year, shortlisted 2013

Novels
  • Red Sky in Morning. London: Quercus, 2013. New York: Little, Brown, 2013
  • The Black Snow. London: Quercus, 2014. New York: Little, Brown, 2015
  • Grace. London: Oneworld, 2017. New York: Little, Brown, 2017
  • Beyond the Sea. London: Oneworld, 2019. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020

References
  1. "Biography of Paul Lynch, award-winning Irish author".
  2. "Libr'à Nous 2017, un prix littéraire décerné par des libraires, pour les lecteurs". 17 October 2016.
  3. "'Grace' by Paul Lynch wins Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award".
  4. Baker, Sinead. "Irish author Paul Lynch shortlisted for prestigious Walter Scott Prize". TheJournal.ie.
  5. https://ie.ambafrance.org/Come-celebrate-Paul-Lynch-at-the-Ireland-Francophonie-Ambassadors-Literary. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "'Grace' by Paul Lynch wins Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award".
  7. Doyle, Martin. "'Grace' by Paul Lynch is June's Book Club pick". The Irish Times.
  8. "Littératures européennes Cognac réduit sa liste de prétendants au prix Jean Monnet". SudOuest.fr.
  9. "Prix AFD-Littérature Monde 2019". www.etonnants-voyageurs.com.
  10. "Grand Prix 2019 de l'Héroïne "Madame Figaro" : les livres en compétition - Madame Figaro".
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