Paul Murray (author)

Paul Murray
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationWriter
EducationBlackrock College
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin; University of East Anglia
Period2003–present
GenreComic fiction
Notable worksAn Evening of Long Goodbyes (2003), Skippy Dies (2010), The Bee Sting (2023)
Notable awardsIrish Book Award; Nero Book Award

Paul Murray (born 1975) is an Irish novelist, the author of the novels An Evening of Long Goodbyes (2003), Skippy Dies (2010), The Mark and the Void (2015), and The Bee Sting (2023). The Bee Sting was shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize and won an Irish Book Award as Novel of the Year, as well as 2023's inaugural Nero Book Award.