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Born to Irish emigrants in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], he moved with his family to [[Ireland]] in the early 1940s.<ref>[http://www.clones.ie/Hall-of-Fame/Eugene-Mc-Cabe Clones Hall of Fame]</ref> He lives on a farm near [[Clones]] in [[County Monaghan]] near the border between the [[Republic of Ireland]] and [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>[http://aosdana.artscouncil.ie/Members/Literature/McCabe.aspx?Cnuas=1 Aosdána member information]</ref>
Born to Irish emigrants in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], he moved with his family to [[Ireland]] in the early 1940s.<ref>[http://www.clones.ie/Hall-of-Fame/Eugene-Mc-Cabe Clones Hall of Fame]</ref> He lives on a farm near [[Clones]] in [[County Monaghan]] near the border between the [[Republic of Ireland]] and [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>[http://aosdana.artscouncil.ie/Members/Literature/McCabe.aspx?Cnuas=1 Aosdána member information]</ref>


His play ''King of the Castle'' caused a minor scandal when first shown in 1964 and was protested by The League of Decency.<ref>[http://www.clones.ie/Hall-of-Fame/Eugene-Mc-Cabe Clones Hall of Fame]</ref> McCabe wrote his award-winning trilogy of television plays, consisting of ''Cancer'', ''Heritage'' and ''Siege'' because he felt he had to make a statement about [[The Troubles]].<ref>[http://www.clones.ie/Hall-of-Fame/Eugene-Mc-Cabe Clones Hall of Fame]</ref> His 1992 novel, ''Death and Nightingales'' has been called by Irish writer [[Colm Tóibín]] "one of the great Irish masterpieces of the century"<ref>[http://www.powells.com/review/2002_04_16.html Atlantic Monthly review of ''Death and Nightingales''.]</ref> and a "classic of our times" by [[Kirkus Reviews]].<ref>[http://www.lovereading.co.uk/book/9780749398682/isbn/Death-and-Nightingales-by-Eugene-McCabe.html Lovereading page for ''Death and Nightingales'']</ref> He defended [[Dermot Healy]] by virulently and boorishly attacking the reviewer of his book, Eileen Battersby, in ''[[The Irish Times]]'' in 2011, using cloacal invective in lieu of argument to describe her own writing.<ref>{{cite news|first=Eugene|last=McCabe|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/debate/letters/another-take-on-long-time-no-see-1.585732|title=Another take on 'Long Time, No See'|newspaper=The Irish Times|publisher=Irish Times Trust|date=29 March 2011|accessdate=29 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Mark Anthony|last=Jarman|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/long-time-no-see-by-dermot-healy/article599376/|title=A brilliant return for Dermot Healy|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=8 July 2011|accessdate=8 July 2011}}</ref>
His play ''King of the Castle'' caused a minor scandal when first shown in 1964 and was protested by The League of Decency.<ref>[http://www.clones.ie/Hall-of-Fame/Eugene-Mc-Cabe Clones Hall of Fame]</ref> McCabe wrote his award-winning trilogy of television plays, consisting of ''Cancer'', ''Heritage'' and ''Siege'' because he felt he had to make a statement about [[The Troubles]].<ref>[http://www.clones.ie/Hall-of-Fame/Eugene-Mc-Cabe Clones Hall of Fame]</ref> His 1992 novel, ''Death and Nightingales'' has been called by Irish writer [[Colm Tóibín]] "one of the great Irish masterpieces of the century"<ref>[http://www.powells.com/review/2002_04_16.html Atlantic Monthly review of ''Death and Nightingales''.]</ref> and a "classic of our times" by [[Kirkus Reviews]].<ref>[http://www.lovereading.co.uk/book/9780749398682/isbn/Death-and-Nightingales-by-Eugene-McCabe.html Lovereading page for ''Death and Nightingales'']</ref>


==List of works==
==List of works==

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Eugene McCabe
Born1930 (age 93–94)
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationNovelist, playwright, short story writer
Notable worksDeath and Nightingales

Eugene McCabe (born 1930) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, playwright and television screenwriter.

Biography

Born to Irish emigrants in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved with his family to Ireland in the early 1940s.[1] He lives on a farm near Clones in County Monaghan near the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.[2]

His play King of the Castle caused a minor scandal when first shown in 1964 and was protested by The League of Decency.[3] McCabe wrote his award-winning trilogy of television plays, consisting of Cancer, Heritage and Siege because he felt he had to make a statement about The Troubles.[4] His 1992 novel, Death and Nightingales has been called by Irish writer Colm Tóibín "one of the great Irish masterpieces of the century"[5] and a "classic of our times" by Kirkus Reviews.[6]

List of works

Plays
  • A Matter of Conscience (1962)
  • King of the Castle (1964)
  • Pull Down a Horseman (1966)
  • Breakdown (1966)
  • Swift (1969)
  • Gale Day (1979)
  • Victims (1981)
Television plays
  • Cancer (1973)
  • Heritage (1973)
  • Siege (1973)
  • Roma (1979)
Novel
  • Death and Nightingales (1992)
Novella
  • The love of sisters (2009)
Short story collections
  • Victims: A Tale from Fermanagh (1976)
  • Heritage and Other Stories (1978)
  • Christ in the Fields, A Fermanagh Trilogy (1993)
  • Tales from the Poor House (1999)
  • Heaven Lies about Us (2009)
Children's books
  • Cyril: The Quest of an Orphaned Squirrel (1986)
  • Cyril's Woodland Quest (2001)
Non-fiction
  • Shadows from the Pale: Portrait of an Irish Town (1996)

References

  1. ^ Clones Hall of Fame
  2. ^ Aosdána member information
  3. ^ Clones Hall of Fame
  4. ^ Clones Hall of Fame
  5. ^ Atlantic Monthly review of Death and Nightingales.
  6. ^ Lovereading page for Death and Nightingales

External links

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