Joseph O'Connor's picture
55 followers
226 books added

Joseph O'Connor


Ireland (b.1963)

Joseph O'Connor was born in Dublin. He has written thirteen books, including five previous novels: Cowboys and Indians, Desperadoes, The Salesman, Inishowen and most recently Star of the Sea, which became an international bestseller, winning the Irish Post Award for Literature, an American Library Association Award, France's Prix Millepages and the Prix Madeleine Zepter for European Novel of the Year. His work has been published in twenty-nine languages.
 


Genres: Historical, Literary Fiction, Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
Novels
   Cowboys and Indians (1991)
   Desperadoes (1994)
   The Salesman (1998)
   Inishowen (2000)
   Yeats is Dead! (2001) (with others)
   Star of the Sea (2002)
   Redemption Falls (2007)
   Ghost Light (2010)
   The Thrill of it All (2014)
   Shadowplay (2019)
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumbthumbthumb
thumbthumb
 
Collections
   True Believers (1991)
   Red Roses and Petrol (1995)
   Where Have You Been? (2012)
thumbthumbthumb
 
Anthologies edited
thumb
 
Series contributed to
Finbar's Hotel
   Finbar's Hotel (1997) (with others)
thumb
 
thumb
 
thumb
 
Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Joseph O'Connor
thumb
Synge (2005)
A Celebration
edited by
Colm Tóibín

Award nominations
2024 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : My Father's House
2020 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Shadowplay
2019 Costa Book Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Shadowplay
2014 Wodehouse Prize (nominee) : The Thrill of it All
2011 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Ghost Light
2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (nominee) : Ghost Light


Joseph O'Connor recommends
thumb
Service (2023)
Sarah Gilmartin
"A powerful and compelling novel from a very gifted writer."
thumb
Falling Animals (2023)
Sheila Armstrong
"An immensively impressive debut from a major literary talent."
thumb
Nothing Special (2023)
Nicole Flattery
"A wry, witty and wonderful novel from a brilliantly captivating storyteller."

More recommendations 


Visitors also looked at these authors


About Fantastic Fiction       Information for Authors