Gemma O'Connor
Gemma O'Connor (born in Dublin in 1940 ) is an Irish writer .
O'Connor was born in Dublin in 1940 and grew up in Ireland and France. After working as a bookbinder and restorer as well as an editor, she began to write, a. a. about women in the lives of Joyce and Swift before she became best known as a writer of soft thrillers and detective novels since the mid-1990s . The recurring, fundamental and emphasized motive of O'Connor in her novels is the after-effect or the life-determining influence of unexplained or repressed events of the past in the present.
O'Connor lives with her husband in a cottage near Oxford . Her work appears in German in the translation by Inge Leipold mainly by Piper Verlag .
Works in German
Antiquarian Grace Hartfield
- Deadly lies. Psychological thriller , OT: Sins of Omission, Piper, Munich and Zurich 1996, ISBN 3-492-25658-9
- Falling shadows. Psychological thriller , OT: Falls the Shadow, Piper 1997, ISBN 3-492-25659-7
- But who forgets what happened. Psychological thriller , OT: Farewell to the Flesh, Piper 1999, ISBN 3-492-25689-9
Policewoman Juliet Furbo
- Time of forgiveness. Roman , OT: Time to Remember, Kabel, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-8225-0511-0
Village Passage South
- The woman on the water. Roman , OT: Walking on Water, Kabel, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-8225-0562-5
- The Irish inspector. Roman , OT: Following the Wake, Piper 2003, ISBN 3-492-27055-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Author's page at Piper Verlag ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Gemma O'Connor in Ricorso
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Connor, Gemma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |