Brian Moore | |
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| Born | 25 August 1921 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 11 January 1999 (aged 77) Malibu, California, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter, journalist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian (from 1948)[1] |
| Genre | Realism, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction |
| Notable awards | Authors' Club First Novel Award (1955) James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1975) Governor General's Award for English-language fiction (1960 and 1975) The Sunday Express Book of the Year (1987) Los Angeles Times' Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement (1994) |
| Spouse | Jacqueline ("Jackie") Sirois (née Scully)
(m. 1952–1967)Jean Russell (née Denney)
(m. 1967–1999) |
| Children |
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Brian Moore (/briˈæn/ bree-AN;[2] 25 August 1921 – 11 January 1999), was a novelist and screenwriter from Northern Ireland[3][4][5] who emigrated to Canada and later lived in the United States. He was acclaimed for the descriptions in his novels of life in Northern Ireland during and after the Second World War, in particular his explorations of the inter-communal divisions of The Troubles, and has been described as "one of the few genuine masters of the contemporary novel".[6] He was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1975 and the inaugural Sunday Express Book of the Year award in 1987, and he was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times (in 1976, 1987 and 1990). Moore also wrote screenplays and several of his books were made into films.
- ^ Dahlie, Hallvard (1999). "Brian Moore, 1921–99". In Memoriam. University of Calgary. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Lee, Hermione (14 February 1993). "BOOK REVIEW / Nomadic life of Brian: It's hard to keep up with Brian Moore, an Irishman with Canadian citizenship living in Malibu whose new novel is based on Haiti. But it's time his work was acclaimed". Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Brian Moore: Forever influenced by loss of faith". BBC Online. 12 January 1999. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ Cronin, John (13 January 1999). "Obituary: Shores of Exile". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ Walsh, John (14 January 1999). "Obituary: Brian Moore". The Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ Flanagan, Thomas (17 January 1999). "Brian Moore: An Appreciation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2023.