- Eoin McNamee
Eoin McNamee (
Kilkeel , County Down, 1961) is an Irish writer.He has written two novellas, "The Last of Deeds" (Raven Arts Press, Dublin), which was shortlisted for the 1989 Irish Times/Aer Lingus Award for Irish Literature; and "Love in History", and two novels, "Resurrection Man" (London, Picador, 1994); "The Blue Tango" (London, Faber & Faber, 2001); and "The Ultras" (Faber & Faber, 2004). He has also written the first two children's novels in a trilogy, "The Navigator" and "City of Time".
His most recent novel is "12.23. Paris. 31st August 1997", based on the final days of
Diana, Princess of Wales (Faber & Faber, June 2007).The film version of "Resurrection Man", for which he wrote the script, was released in 1998.
McNamee also wrote the script for "I Want You", a film directed by
Michael Winterbottom .He was awarded the Macauley Fellowship for Irish Literature in 1990. He lives in
Co Sligo .
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