Julian Gough
Julian Gough (* 1966 ) is an Irish literary and children's author .
Gough grew up near Heathrow Airport in London before moving back to Nenagh , Ireland with his family at the age of seven . In the late 1980s, Gough studied philosophy and English literature at University College Galway. During his student days he and friends formed the punk band Toasted Heretic , with Gough as singer and text writer. The band released a total of four albums and recorded a top 10 hit in the Irish charts with Galway and Los Angeles .
In 2001 Gough's first book Juno & Juliet was published (2002 in German translation by Bastei Lübbe ). His second book Jude: Level 1 (renamed Jude in Ireland after the second part was published ) followed in 2007 after the first chapter of the book, The Orphan and the Mob, won the 2007 BBC National Short Story Award , the world's highest-rated short story award . Jude in London , Gough's third book release, was published in 2011.
In the same year, Gough wrote the dialogue that plays at the end of the Minecraft computer game .
In 2016, Gough's first children's book Rotzhase & Schnarchnase: Möhrenklau im Bärenbau (with illustrations by Jim Field ) was published. So far, three books have been published in the series.
In 2018, Gough's latest work Connect , a techno thriller that Gough wrote for six years, was released. The German translation (by Karl-Heinz Ebnet ) was published by Bertelsmann.
Publications
- Juno & Juliet (Flamingo) ISBN 978-0-00-710810-7
- Jude: Level 1 (Old Street) ISBN 978-1-905847-24-2
- Free Sex Chocolate (Salmon Poetry) ISBN 978-1-907056-36-9
- Jew in London (Old Street) ISBN 978-1-905847-83-9
- CONNECT a novel (Doubleday) ISBN 978-0-385541-33-6
- Rotzhase & Schnarchnase - Carrot Claw in Bear Den (Magellan) ISBN 9783734828201
- Snotty Bunny & Snore Nose - The Tyrant Next Door (Magellan) ISBN 373482821X
- Rotzhase & Schnarchnase - A wretch in court (Magellan) ISBN 3734828228
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Julian Gough. Accessed May 17, 2019 .
- ^ Hachette - Rabbit & Bear. Accessed May 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Connect. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gough, Julian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish literary and children's author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1966 |