Tomás Mac Síomóin

Tomás Mac Síomóin

Dr.Tomás Mac Síomóin was born in Dublin in 1938. He is a professional biologist. He has a doctorate from Cornell University, New York. He lectured in biology in Sligo and Dublin, before he took up writing fulltime. He spent periods as editor of the Gaelic language publications Comhar and Anois.

His short stories, poems, and articles are published in many languages and in various publications. His novel An Tionscadal won a major literature award in Oireachtas 2006, and he won the first prize for short story writing in 2005. He was married and has four children and five grandchildren. He lives in Catalonia.

Published Works

hort Stories

*Cín lae seangáin agus scéalta eile (Coiscéim, 2005)

Poetry

*Scian (Sáirséal Ó Marcaigh, 1991)
*Cré agus cláirseach (Sáirséal Ó Marcaigh, 1983)
*Codarsnaí (Clódhanna Teo., 1981)
*Damhna agus Dánta eile (Sáirséal & Dill, 1974)

Novels

*In inmhe (Coiscéim, 2004)
*Ag altóir an diabhail: striptease spioradálta Bheartla B (Coiscéim, 2003)

Translations

*Na cathracha caillte (Coiscéim, 2004), aistriúcháin ar dánta Spáinnise Ernesto Cardenal
*Selected poems /Tacar dánta (Goldsmith Press, 1984), rogha dátheangach Máirtín Ó Díreáin in collaboration with Douglas Sealy.
*Mo Chroí san Afraic (An Gúm, 2002), translation of El meu cor es diu Africa, a Catalan novel for teenagers by Victor Mora, in collaboration with Carl Mac Gabhann

Pamphlets

*Ó Mhársa go Magla: straitéis nua don Ghaeilge (Coiscéim, 2006)
*Ceachtanna ón gCatalóin: teanga i ngleic le nualiobrálachas (Coiscéim, 2005)
*Tuairisc ón bPluais: poblachtánachas agus litríocht in aois na scáth (Coiscéim, 2004)

Essay

*Macallaí na Cásca 1 1916: Leath-réabhlóid Paradacsa ait na Gaeilge (Coiscéim, 2006)

Works in other languages

*Dánta i An Crann Faoi Bhláth-The Flowering Tree (Eag: Declan Kiberd agus Gabriel Fitzmaurice), Wolfhound, B.Á.C. 1991.
*Das zweimaleins des Steins-Poesie aus Irland. Die horen. Bremerhaven. 1998 (poetry)
*Einsamkeit in Erkundungen-30 irische Erzähler. Verlag Volk und Welt. Berlin. 1979. (short story)

External links

* [https://coislife.ie/authors/otherauthors/macsiomoin.htm Information about Mac Síomóin, by 'Cois Life' a publisher of literary and research works in Gaelic]
* [http://www.comhar-iris.ie/CartlannUdar.aspx?Udar=33 Extracts from his work 'An Tionscadal' that won the prize for best novel in the 2006 Oireachtas na Gaeilge. ]
* [http://www.ionad.org/imeachtai/coisceim/index.htm 'An Tionscadal' book launch]
* [http://www.feasta.ie/2006/meitheamh/alt5.html Lessons from Catelonia 'Teanga i nGleic le Nualiobrálachas']


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