Paul Murray | |
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Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Dublin, Ireland |
Occupation | Writer |
Education | Blackrock College |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin; University of East Anglia |
Period | 2003–present |
Genre | Comic fiction |
Notable works | An Evening of Long Goodbyes (2003), Skippy Dies (2010), The Bee Sting (2023) |
Notable awards | Irish 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.