Gerard Donovan

Gerard Anthony Donovan ( born May 16, 1959 in Wexford, County Wexford ) is an Irish writer whose novel " Winter in Maine " was chosen in 2008 by the Guardian newspaper as " Book of the Year 2008".

Life

After childhood and youth in Galway in Ireland Donovan studied philosophy and German. After graduating, he moved to Germany, where he first worked in a cheese factory and was then employed at the Technical University of Hanover. He returned after some time back the early 1980s after Ireland and studied in its capital Dublin for seven years, the classical guitar. In the following years he earned as a musician with focus Johann Sebastian Bach some money. At the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, he put in the 1990s from the master. Since then he has taught at a college in Long Iceland.

Beginning of the 1990s, he also began his literary works and published the first volume of poetry " Columbus Rides Again ". He also published several short stories. His first novel, " Schopenhauer 's Telescope" was published in 2003 in English. With his brothers, he took part in Morocco at the "Marathon des Sables ". Today he lives in New York City.

Work

So far, Gerard Donovan published the following novels:

  • Schopenhauer 's Telescope, 2003 A bitterly cold afternoon. German -language translation of Thomas Gunkel. Luchterhand Literature Verlag, München 2010, ISBN 9783630873428
  • Winter in Maine. German -language translation of Thomas Gunkel. Luchterhand Literature Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 9783630872728
  • Morning float: Irish stories. German -language translation of Rudolf Hermstein. Luchterhand Literature Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3630873329

In addition, he published this poem collections:

  • Columbus Rides Again, 1992
  • Kings and Bicycles, 1995
  • The Lighthouse, 2000

Awards

  • Shortlisted for the Irish Times Literature Prize for The Lighthouse
  • Longlist of the Booker Prize in 2003 for Schopenhauer 's Telescope
  • Finalist for Irish Novel of the Year in 2003 for Schopenhauer 's Telescope
  • Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2004 for Schopenhauer 's Telescope
  • "Book of the Year 2008" The Guardian newspaper for Julius Winsome (winter in Maine)
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