Denis Sampson is an Irish writer and literary critic who was born in Whitegate, County Clare[1] in Ireland in 1948 and now lives in Montreal, Canada. In 2015 he wrote a memoir, A Migrant Life, about his rural Irish childhood and his passion for books.[2][3][4] He is review editor for the Canadian Journal of Irish Studies and an English teacher at Vanier College, Montreal.[5]
His published works include studies of the works of John McGahern[6] and of Brian Moore.[7]
Sampson has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in English language and literature from University College, Dublin and a PhD in English language and literature from McGill University, Montreal.
He is a cousin of Irish novelist Edna O'Brien.[1]