Английская Википедия:Caitriona Lally
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox writer Caitríona Lally is an Irish writer. She has published two novels: Eggshells (2017) and Wunderland (2021).[1] In 2018 she was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.[2]
Biography
Lally studied English literature at Trinity College Dublin.[3] After graduating in 2004, she taught English in Japan and spent time travelling abroad. She then worked as a copywriter, and as a home aide in New York.
Lally began work on her first novel Eggshells in 2011, during a period of unemployment.[4] Eggshells tells the story of Vivian, an enchanting outsider who believes herself to be a changeling[5] and roams the streets of Dublin in search of belonging. The book explores ideas of home and the meaning of society. Lally worked on Eggshells while working a job in data entry. She entered the manuscript into the 2014 Novel Fair Competition held by the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin,[6] and won the chance to pitch it to agents and publishers. The opportunity secured her an agent and a book deal, and the novel was published in 2015.[4] Eggshells was shortlisted for the Newcomer Award at the 2015 Irish Book Awards and the Kate O’Brien Debut Novel Award. In 2015, Lally received a Literature Bursary from the Arts Council, which enabled her to start research for her second novel.[7]
She performed a spoken word piece in the 2016 Dublin Port project Starboard Home.[8]
Wunderland was published in September 2021. It follows Roy, exiled from Ireland to Hamburg, where he works as a cleaner at an exhibition of miniatures. On writing the novel, Lally said, "Writing Wunderland was a chance for me to indulge my obsessions with trains and all things miniature, and to explore two characters coming at life from very different perspectives."[1]
Lally and her husband, who works for the Irish government, live in Dublin with their family.[9] Alongside her writing, Lally works as a cleaner at Trinity College Dublin.[10]
Bibliography
- Eggshells. Melville House, 2017. Шаблон:ISBN [11][12]
- Wunderland, New Island Books, 2021.
Awards
- 2014: Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair, finalist[13]
- 2018: Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for Eggshells
- 2019: Lannan Literary Fellowship
References
External links
- The way the media speaks about author Catriona Lally's day job is telling of how it views the service industry
- Caitriona Lally
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