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Ronan Ryan

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Ronan Ryan is an Irish writer, based in Dublin, who has also lived in France, Japan, the US, Singapore, Australia, England, Scotland, and New Zealand. His debut novel, The Fractured Life of Jimmy Dice, published by Tinder Press in 2017, was one of the Irish Independent Review’s ‘Books of the Year’ and a finalist for The Lascaux Prize. His work has appeared in The Irish Times, Narrative, Boston Review, Banshee, The Lonely Crowd, and elsewhere, and was a finalist for the Tobias Wolff Award, the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Award, the Shooter Story Competition, the Solstice Literary Contest, the Slippery Elm Prose Contest, the Narrative Winter Story Contest, the Machigonne and Breakwater Fiction Contests, and the ScreenCraft Cinematic Boo Ronan Ryan is an Irish writer, based in Dublin, who has also lived in France, Japan, the US, Singapore, Australia, England, Scotland, and New Zealand. His debut novel, The Fractured Life of Jimmy Dice, published by Tinder Press in 2017, was one of the Irish Independent Review’s ‘Books of the Year’ and a finalist for The Lascaux Prize. His work has appeared in The Irish Times, Narrative, Boston Review, Banshee, The Lonely Crowd, and elsewhere, and was a finalist for the Tobias Wolff Award, the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Award, the Shooter Story Competition, the Solstice Literary Contest, the Slippery Elm Prose Contest, the Narrative Winter Story Contest, the Machigonne and Breakwater Fiction Contests, and the ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition. He has an MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in English Literature from Victoria University of Wellington, and he has won The Well Review Award, Bursary Awards in Literature from the Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council, and Writer in Residence posts at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris, the Kerouac House in Orlando, the Heinrich Böll Cottage on Achill Island, and the Užupis Arts Incubator in Vilnius.

'Ryan is a bold and brilliant new voice in Irish fiction. With a narrative that is both unique and spellbinding - he is a rising star' (Cat Hogan, author of They All Fall Down)

'An engaging coming of age story told from a truly unique perspective. The Fractured Life of Jimmy Dice is readable, thought provoking and highly entertaining.' (Sinéad Crowley, author of Can Anybody Help Me?)

‘A brilliant debut. Edgy fast paced and clever. With his cinematic prose, Ronan Ryan takes you on many adventures which never fail to hold your attention. A fresh exciting new voice to be savoured.’ (Hina Belitz, author of Set Me Free)

'An Irish epic with a potent post-millennial hum and a wave-like momentum that becomes insidiously addictive.' (Irish Independent)

'Expertly experimental. Ryan has talent to burn.' (Irish Examiner)

'Hugely engaging... warm, sincere and big-hearted. A wonderful debut from an Irish talent.' (Image Magazine)

'Brimming with affection, wisdom and texture, this coming-of-age saga announces the 36-year-old as one of the more accomplished newcomers in Irish fiction.' (Sunday Independent)

'Ryan's imaginative novel is full of adventure and told with compassion...a compelling account of a family's fortunes.' (The Irish Times)

‘Combines a sweet romance with a coming-of-age story that will appeal to fans of Roddy Doyle and Lisa McInerney.’ (Irish Country Magazine)

'Highly experimental, the debut is well and thoughtfully written. We'll be hearing more from Ronan Ryan.' (Books Ireland) ...more