Gerard Donovan (born 1959), is an Irish-born novelist, photographer and poet living in Plymouth, England, working as a lecturer at the University of Plymouth.
Donovan attracted immediate critical acclaim with his debut novelSchopenhauer's Telescope, which was long-listed for the Booker Prize in 2003,[3] and which won the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award in 2004.[4] His subsequent novels include Doctor Salt (2005), Julius Winsome (2006), and Sunless (2007). However, Sunless is essentially a rewritten version of Doctor Salt—ultimately very different from the earlier novel, but built upon the same basic narrative elements—of which Donovan has said: "Doctor Salt... was a first draft of Sunless. I wrote [Doctor Salt] too fast, and the sense I was after just wasn't in the novel. ... I saw the chance to write the real novel, if you like, [when Doctor Salt was due to be published in the United States in 2007] and this I hope I've done in Sunless."[5]
Before writing prose, Donovan published three collections of poetry: Columbus Rides Again (1992), Kings and Bicycles (1995), and The Lighthouse (2000).[6] His next publication was Young Irelanders (2008) - a collection of short stories set in Ireland. He was said to be working on a novel set in early twentieth-century Europe.[7]
^Donovan, Gerard. Interview by Mark Thwaite. The Book Depository: 2007.
External links
Schopenhauer's Telescope reviewed by Matthew Kirkpatrick at Bookslut 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
Doctor Salt reviewed by John Tague in The Independent[dead link]
February 24, 2023
gerard, donovan, born, 1959, irish, born, novelist, photographer, poet, living, plymouth, england, working, lecturer, university, plymouth, born1959, wexford, occupationlecturer, university, plymouthnationalityirishperiod1992, notable, worksschopenhauer, teles. Gerard Donovan born 1959 is an Irish born novelist photographer and poet living in Plymouth England working as a lecturer at the University of Plymouth Gerard DonovanBorn1959 1 Wexford 2 OccupationLecturer at University of PlymouthNationalityIrishPeriod1992 Notable worksSchopenhauer s TelescopeCareer EditDonovan attracted immediate critical acclaim with his debut novel Schopenhauer s Telescope which was long listed for the Booker Prize in 2003 3 and which won the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award in 2004 4 His subsequent novels include Doctor Salt 2005 Julius Winsome 2006 and Sunless 2007 However Sunless is essentially a rewritten version of Doctor Salt ultimately very different from the earlier novel but built upon the same basic narrative elements of which Donovan has said Doctor Salt was a first draft of Sunless I wrote Doctor Salt too fast and the sense I was after just wasn t in the novel I saw the chance to write the real novel if you like when Doctor Salt was due to be published in the United States in 2007 and this I hope I ve done in Sunless 5 Before writing prose Donovan published three collections of poetry Columbus Rides Again 1992 Kings and Bicycles 1995 and The Lighthouse 2000 6 His next publication was Young Irelanders 2008 a collection of short stories set in Ireland He was said to be working on a novel set in early twentieth century Europe 7 References Edit Ricorso net Book Depository Interview The Booker Prize Foundation The Man Booker Prize Official Website 2003 Library Thing Website Donovan Gerard Interview by Jane Ciabattari Critical Mass 7 August 2007 Gerard Donovan Author Profile Fantastic Fiction 2007 Donovan Gerard Interview by Mark Thwaite The Book Depository 2007 External links EditSchopenhauer s Telescope reviewed by Matthew Kirkpatrick at Bookslut Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Doctor Salt reviewed by John Tague in The Independent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerard Donovan amp oldid 1126579791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
