Alan Glynn

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Alan Glynn (* 1960 in Dublin ) is an Irish writer , some of his works are attributed to cyberpunk .

Life

Alan Glynn was born in 1960 in the north of Dublin in the Drumcondra district. He first attended the private Jesuit Belvedere College in Dublin and later studied English literature at Trinity College there . He later spent four years in New York working for magazines, mainly as a proofreader. After living in Verona for a while and working as an English teacher and journalist in Italy, Glynn now lives again in Dublin, in the Terenure district.

Alan Glynn is married and has two sons.

Books

  • The Dark Fields . Little, Brown Book Group, London 2001, ISBN 978-0-316-85494-8 . An English audio book, US editions as well as Russian, French (2004), Italian and German translations of the novel have been published:
  • Winter land . 1st edition. Faber & Faber , London 2009.
  • Bloodland . Faber & Faber, London 2011, ISBN 978-0-312-62128-5 .
  • Gravel land . 1st edition. Picador (Macmillan Publishers), New York 2013, ISBN 978-0-312-62129-2 .
  • Paradime . 1st edition. Picador (Macmillan Publishers), New York 2016, ISBN 978-1-250-06182-9 .

Film adaptations

His first novel "Stoff" (original title: The Dark Fields) was filmed for the cinema in 2011 by Neil Burger under the title Limitless . The German film title is Ohne Limit .

Awards

  • 2011: The Ireland AM Irish Crime Fiction Book of the Year for Bloodland

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/hq/alan-glynn-his-dark-places-1895314.html (English)
  2. ↑ Alan Glynn. About me. In: Google+. Retrieved April 19, 2015 : "Education: Belvedere College, 1979."
  3. ↑ John Spain: Alan who? - not for much longer if hollywood has anything to say about it. In: Independent.ie. The Irish Independent, September 3, 2011, accessed April 19, 2015 .
  4. ↑ a b c Alan Glynn: About. (No longer available online.) In: The Spinola Corporation (Alan Glynn's blog). Archived from the original on April 19, 2015 ; Retrieved on April 19, 2015 (English): “A long time ago, and not very assiduously, Alan studied English literature at Trinity College, Dublin. He then worked for a few years in magazine publishing in New York - but when he says 'magazine publishing' he really means, he, proof-reading. He then taught EFL in Verona, Italy, where he also learned to cook. “ Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.alanglynnbooks.com
  5. ↑ a b Alan Glynn. In: "Faber.co.uk". Faber & Faber Ltd, accessed April 19, 2015 .
  6. ↑ 2011 Winners. (No longer available online.) In: "Bordgaisenergybookclub.ie". Bord Gáis Energy Book Club, archived from the original on July 5, 2017 ; Retrieved April 19, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bordgaisenergybookclub.ie

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SURNAME Glynn, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin