Emer Martin
Emer Martin (born February 29, 1968 in Dublin ) is an Irish writer , painter and filmmaker.
According to her, Martin lived in Paris and London , the Middle East, and various places in the United States. She studied painting in New York ; a solo exhibition of her painting took place at the Origin Gallery in Dublin. As a filmmaker she has made several short films ; She also produced Irvine Welsh's directorial debut, Nuts , in 2007 .
Martin has been active as a writer since 1995; her first Roman Breakfast in Babylon won the Kerry Ingredients Book of the Year Award in 1996. Two further novels appeared in 1999 and 2007. In 2000 she was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship .
Martin lives in California's Silicon Valley and County Meath, Ireland (as of fall 2019).
Awards
- 1996: Kerry Ingredients Book of the Year Award for Breakfast in Babylon
- 2000: Guggenheim grant
Works
- Breakfast In Babylon , Roman, Dublin 1995
- Teeth Shall Be Provided , novella, 1998
- More Bread Or I'll Appear , Roman, New York 1999
- Baby Zero , Roman, Dingle 2007
- The Cruelty Men , Roman, The Lilliput Press, Dublin 2018, ISBN 9781843517399
Web links
- Emer Martin on irishwriters-online.com (English; with photo)
- Official website with work samples
Individual evidence
- ↑ Data in the Library of Congress
- ^ Reference to the exhibition catalog in the National Library of Ireland
- ↑ Emer Martin - About (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martin, Emer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish writer, painter and filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 29, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin , Ireland |