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Donal Ryan, one of Ireland’s most acclaimed writers, returns to Leaves to read from his new novel Heart, Be at Peace. A follow up to his multi award winning novel The Spinning Heart, Heart, Be at Peace continues to explore the themes of family, love and resilience. It has been widely praised for its lyrical prose and deep emotional resonance. Donal’s ability to capture the essence of rural Irish life and the complexities of human relationships has made him a beloved figure in contemporary literature.
Donal will be joined in conversation by Claire O’Brien, presenter of Encore. Midland 103’s Arts and Culture Show.
Donal Ryan, from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, is the author of seven number one-bestselling novels and a short story collection. He has won several awards for his fiction, including the European Union Prize for Literature, the Guardian First Book Award and four Irish Book Awards, and has been shortlisted for several more, including the Costa Book Award and the Dublin International Literary Award. He was nominated for the Booker Prize in 2013 for his debut novel, The Spinning Heart, and again in 2018, for his fourth novel, From A Low and Quiet Sea. The Spinning Heart was voted Irish Book of the Decade in 2016. In 2021 he became the first Irish writer to be awarded the Jean Monnet Prize for European Literature. His work has been adapted for stage and screen and translated into over twenty languages. Donal has lectured in Creative Writing at the University of Limerick since 2014 and lives in Castletroy with his wife Anne Marie and their two children.
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