Denis Sampson

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]

  1. ^ a b "Whitegate native set for literary return". Clare Herald. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ Gébler, Carlo (December 2018). "A Life in Books". Dublin Review of Books (106). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. ^ Arthur, Chris (Summer 2015). "A Migrant Heart by Denis Sampson (review)". New Hibernia Review. 19 (2): 146–147. eISSN 1534-5815. ISSN 1092-3977. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. ^ Haverty, Anne (9 May 2015). "Review: A Migrant Heart, by Denis Sampson". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Denis Sampson". The Lilliput Press. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. ^ "NUI Galway to host McGahern lecture". Connacht Tribune. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. ^ "A novelist's journey to the west". The Irish Times. 5 December 1998. Retrieved 5 December 2018.