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Fergal O'Byrne

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in Dublin, Ireland

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Fergal O'Byrne is an award winning writer for print, stage and screen. His debut novel Trolley Ride in Manhattan (Mentor Books, 2000) has become a cult classic in the USA. His recent collection of short stories Careful What You Wish For was published in 2022.

His short story, Sweetpea, was a winner in the Colm Tóibin International Short Story Award 2022. Standard Model was shortlisted for the FISH Publishing Award 2022 another story Ribeye was Longlisted for the prestigious Alpine Fellowship 2020. He has twice made the short list for the prestigious John McGahern Award (2021 and 2022).

In 2020 Fergal’s award winning play Extremophiles received its world premiere in Copenhagen. This was followed by the second play of his Location Trilogy, Ru ...more

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Average rating: 4.69 · 29 ratings · 15 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Careful What You Wish For: A Collection of Short Stories 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thank the DJs: A collection of short stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trolley Ride in Manhattan 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trolley Ride in Manhattan: 25th Anniversary Edition 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Fergal O'Byrne liked Maiken's review of The Stranger's Child: "What was the point of this book? I have just finished reading 564 pages of seemingly disjointed stories of vaguely interesting people, where the only common denominator is their link to a WW1 era poet. Alan Hollinghurst can write, but maybe should ha" Read more of this review »
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Fergal O'Byrne liked Reader's review of Thank the DJs: A collection of short stories: "I was honored to portray Belinda in the short film “Belinda” written by Fergal O’Byrne, which was inspired by his short story in this book. His unique and vivid storytelling keeps you wanting more. Actress, Annemette Andersen"
Dec 04, 2024 01:11AM · see review
Fergal O'Byrne and 1 other person liked Brendan O'Brien's review of Thank the DJs: A collection of short stories: "Really enjoyed this new collection of short stories. A great mesh of New York, Copenhagen, Dublin & Wexford as settings for a diverse set of quirky stories. The stories and particularly the songs resonated with this reader of a certain age. Absolutel" Read more of this review »
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Billy O'Shea can turn ordinary things into fantastical tales (just read his Clockwork series)! In this book he turns strange things (the paintings of Otto Frello) into weird and wonderful tales. His imagination is let run amok. He prefaces each story ...more
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