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David Murphy is an Irish writer, born Cork (1953). Graduated from UCC (1974) with a degree in Irish, Welsh & European History. In 1976, after a couple of years travelling and working odd jobs, he moved to the Dublin area to begin a teaching career in which he remained until 2003 when he took early retirement to concentrate on writing full time. Since then he has had five titles published. His latest book WALKING ON RIPPLES (and first to feature non-fiction) appeared from the Liffey Press (Dublin, October 2014). The Irish Times described the book as follows: "The latest entry in the well-stocked category of fishing books in the great literary or romantic tradition - reflective, speculative, full of allegory, memory and metaphor" & "WALKING ON RIPPLES is that rare creature: a fiction-memoir, a daring blend of fact and award-winning invention, a hybrid rarely seen and seldom caught." He is also the author of several other books, all fiction, including one short story collection LOST NOTES (Dublin 2004), the title story of which won the inaugural Maurice Walsh Award for short stories, three novels ARKON CHRONICLES, LONGEVITY CITY and BIRD OF PREY (all USA, 2003, 2005 and 2011 respectively). His short stories have been published and translated more than one hundred times worldwide, including two chapbooks published in 1995 and 1998. As well as the award mentioned above, his stories have also been short-listed for the Aisling Gheal & Molly Keane awards. A founder editor of Albedo One Magazine and co-ordinator of the Aeon Award for short stories, though he has stepped down from those positions to concentrate on writing. ""Lost Notes" is a story that approaches greatness. Attempts at description can only diminish it. There are certain passages in great music that, whenever I hear them, I have only to close my eyes to be released from corporeality. "Lost Notes" had the same effect on me." - Dr David Marcus "It's a rare talent who can show a glimpse of what Ireland is and could become. David Murphy doesn't believe in glimpses. He shows it all, every subtle distinction, every smell, every shade. You will remember this book." - Roelof Goudriaan (on the stories in LOST NOTES). "One of the most exciting writers exploring the boundaries of the modern short story in Ireland today." - Robert Neilson His most recent novella, BIRD OF PREY, was published by Damnation Books of California. It is available in paperback as well as in all the usual e-book formats. LONGEVITY CITY and ARKON CHRONICLES are currently out of print, though copies may be available from the Murphy website. His 2004 story collection LOST NOTES is happily back in print and available from the usual online outlets, and from the Murphy website - a site that also features occasional book & film reviews as well as a blog. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Murphy (Irish writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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