Maeve Binchy

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Maeve Binchy (2006)

Maeve Binchy (born May 28, 1939 in Dalkey in what is now County Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown , † July 30, 2012 in Dublin ) was an Irish writer and columnist for the newspaper " The Irish Times ".

Life

Binchy studied at University College Dublin and then worked as a teacher before eventually becoming a columnist for the Irish Times and later a writer.

Often set in Ireland, her novels portray the tensions between urban and rural life, the contrasts between England and Ireland, and the dramatic changes her homeland has undergone since World War II .

Binchy is one of the best-selling authors in the UK and USA . Her books have sold over 40 million copies so far.

Binchy lived for a long time with her husband, children's author Gordon Snell, in Dublin and London , but then returned to Dalkey.

In recognition of her life's work, Binchy was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Irish Book Award 2010 ; she received another Irish Book Award posthumously in 2012 for A Week in Winter .

Maeve Binchy died on July 30, 2012 after a brief illness at the age of 72 in Dublin.

Works

  • The streets of London , 1980 (Victoria Line, Central Line)
  • The Heart of Dublin , 1982 (Dublin 4)
  • Irish Friendships , 1982 (Light A Penny Candle)
  • Every Friday evening , 1984 (The Lilac Bus)
  • Echoes of the Past , 1985 (Echoes)
  • Summer Lights , 1987 (Firefly Summer)
  • Silver Wedding , 1988 (Silver Wedding)
  • In the circle of friends , 1990 (Circle of friends)
  • Under the copper beech , 1992 (The Copper Beech)
  • The Green Lake , 1994 (The Glass Lake)
  • Miss Martin's Greatest Wish (This Year it Will Be Different and Other Stories)
  • The Irish Signora , 1996 (Evening Class)
  • A House in Ireland , 1998 (Tara Road)
  • Return to Ireland , 1998 (The Return Journey)
  • Cathy's Dream , 2000 (Scarlet Feather)
  • Reunion at Brenda , 2002 (Quentins)
  • Isle of Stars , 2004 (Nights of Rain and Stars)
  • The Road to Happiness , 2006 (Whitethorn Woods)
  • Ladies' night at Finbar's Hotel along with other Irish women writers
  • To me or to you? together with other Irish authors (Irish girls about town)
  • Paths of the Heart , 2008 (Heart and Soul)
  • Herzenskind , 2010 (Minding Frankie)
  • A Cottage by the Sea , 2012 (A Week in Winter) (posthumous)

Film adaptations

literature

  • Piers Dudgeon: Maeve Binchy. The biography . St. Martin's Press, Thomas Dunne Books, New York, NY 2014, ISBN 978-1-250-04714-4 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Born 1939 as per biography, Maeve Binchy by Piers Dudgeon, Thomas Dunne Books, 2013, ISBN 978-1-250-04714-4 (hardcover), pp. 4, 280, 302; ISBN 978-1-4668-4750-7 (ebook)
  2. ^ The Irish Times : Binchy to get lifetime achievement award , October 28, 2010
  3. ↑ Maeve Binchy died. Süddeutsche Zeitung , accessed on July 31, 2012 .
  4. ↑ " Maeve Binchy's novels sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and when she died on July 30th 2012, she did so as Ireland's best-loved writer "
personal data
SURNAME Binchy, Maeve
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish writer and columnist
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Dalkey , County Dublin
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 2012
Place of death Dublin