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Patrick Creagh

1930 – 2012

British writer

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Lived 1930 – 2012 (aged 81). Patrick Creagh was a British poet, translator and librettist.

John Patrick Brasier-Creagh, best known as Patrick Creagh (23 October 1930 - 19 September 2012), was a British poet and translator.

Life Patrick Creagh was educated at Wellington College and Brasenose College, Oxford. He and his first wife, Lola Segre, lived in Rome until her sudden death in 1960. Danube by Claudio Magris, 1989: winner of the John Florio Prize 1990 Blind Argus by Gesualdo Bufalino, 1989: winner of the John Florio Prize 1990 Beautiful Antonio by Vitaliano Brancati, 1993 The keeper of ruins and other inventions by Gesualdo Bufalino, 1994 Pereira declares: a testimony by Antonio Tabucchi, 1995 The chimera by Sebastiano Vassalli, 1995 The lament of the linnet by Anna Maria Ortese The missing head of Damasceno Monteiro by Antonio Tabucchi, 1999 Tommaso and the blind photographer by Gesualdo Bufalino, 2000 The Advocate by Marcello Fois, 2001 Involuntary witness by Gianrico Carofiglio, 2005 Memory of the Abyss by Marcello Fois 2012: winner of the John Florio Prize 2014

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Who was Patrick Creagh?

British writer

When was Patrick Creagh born?

Patrick Creagh was born on 23 October 1930.

When did Patrick Creagh die?

Patrick Creagh died on 19 September 2012.

What was Patrick Creagh's occupation?

Patrick Creagh was a poet, translator and librettist.

What nationality was Patrick Creagh?

Patrick Creagh was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Patrick Creagh

· Wikidata: Q15430778

· DBpedia: Patrick Creagh

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