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David Park


Ireland (b.1954)

David Park has written five books, most recently the hugely acclaimed The Big Snow. He was the winner of the Authors' Club First Novel Award, the Bass Ireland Arts Award for Literature and two-time winner of the University of Ulster's McCrea Literary Award. He lives in County Down, Northern Ireland with his wife and two children.
 

Awards: Ewart-Biggs (2008), Authors' Club (1992)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
May 2025

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Ghost Wedding
 
Novels
   The Healing (1991)
   The Rye Man (1994)
   Stone Kingdoms (1996)
   The Big Snow (2002)
   Swallowing the Sun (2004)
   The Truth Commissioner (2008)
   The Light of Amsterdam (2012)
   The Poets' Wives (2014)
   Gods and Angels (2016)
   Travelling in a Strange Land (2018)
   A Run in the Park (2019)
   Spies in Canaan (2022)
   Ghost Wedding (2025)
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Collections
   Oranges from Spain (1999)
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Series contributed to
Ox-Tales
   Ox-Tales:Water (2009) (with others)
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Books containing stories by David Park

Awards
2008 Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize : The Truth Commissioner
1992 Authors' Club Best First Novel Award : The Healing

Award nominations
2023 Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize (runner up) : Spies in Canaan


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Miss Benson's Beetle (2020)
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"Enthralling, amazing . . . Any reader accompanying Rachel Joyce on this exhilarating expedition into the far reaches of the imagination is destined to be rewarded with the richest pleasure."
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The Vogue (2018)
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"McNamee's startling prose perfectly reveals the ley lines of place, seamlessly links past and present and journeys deep into the human heart. The Vogue is a masterful demonstration of his sublime talent."

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