Awards & Winners

John McGahern

Date of Birth 12-November-1934
Place of Birth County Leitrim
(Republic of Ireland, Connacht, Border Region)
Nationality Republic of Ireland
Profession Writer, Novelist, Author
John McGahern is regarded as one of the most important Irish writers of the latter half of the twentieth century. Known for the intrinsic and precise dissection of Irish life found in works such as The Barracks, The Dark and Amongst Women, The Observer hailed him as "the greatest living Irish novelist" before his death in 2006.

Awards by John McGahern

Check all the awards nominated and won by John McGahern.

2003


Lannan Literary Award for Fiction

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award That They may Face the Rising Sun

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Man Booker Prize Amongst Women