Robert McLiam Wilson

Robert McLiam Wilson (born Robert Wilson, 24 February 1964) is a Northern Irish novelist.

Biography He was born in the New Lodge district of Belfast and then moved to Turf Lodge and other places in the city.

He attended St Malachy's College and studied English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge; however, he dropped out This period of his life profoundly affected his later life and influenced his works.

Wilson moved to Paris where he writes for Charlie Hebdo and Libération. and as 'one of the most influential literary voices to emerge from Northern Ireland since the Troubles began [who has] challenged the understanding of contemporary Irishness'.

Awards In 2003, he was named by Granta magazine as one of 20 "Best of Young British Novelists", despite the fact that he has not published new work in English since 1996.

Ripley Bogle won the Rooney Prize and the Hughes Prize in 1989, and a Betty Trask Award and the Irish Book Award in 1990.

Biblio

Ripley Bogle (1989) Manfred's Pain (1992) Eureka Street (1996)[(-φ)]