Keith Ridgway

Keith Ridgway (born 1965, Dublin, Ireland) is a writer.

Biography

Born in Dublin in 1965, Ridgway currently lives in London.

Writings

Ridgway's first published fictional prose work was "Horses", which appeared in "Faber First Fictions Volume 13" in 1997. In 1998 "The Long Falling", was published by Faber & Faber, London. A collection of short fiction, "Standard Time", followed in 2000, also from Faber & Faber.

In 2003 "The Parts" was published by Faber & Faber.

In 2006, "Animals" was published by 4th Estate, London.

Ridgway's work has been translated into several languages and has been published in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands, as well as in the United States.

Awards

"The Long Falling", under its French title of "Mauvaise Pente", was awarded both the Prix Femina Etranger and the Prix Premier Roman in Paris in 2001. Ridgway was awarded The Rooney Prize For Irish Literature in 2001.

References

External links

* [http://www.irishwriters-online.com/keithridgway.html Entry at Irish Writers On Line]
* [http://www.keithridgway.com Author's own website]