Alan Glynn
Alan Glynn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Writing career | |
| Notable work | The Dark Fields |
| Notable awards | Irish Book Award |
| Website | alanglynnbooks |
Alan Glynn is an Irish writer born in 1960 in Dublin.
Glynn studied English literature at Trinity College Dublin.
Awards and honours
- 2011 Irish Book Award, Crime Fiction category, Bloodland
Works
Novels
- The Dark Fields (2001), republished as Limitless (2011) (ISBN 1582342245)
- Winterland (2009)
- Bloodland (2011)
- Graveland (2013)
- Paradime (2016) ISBN 978-1-250-06182-9
- Under the Night ISBN 9780571316267 (2019) (Alternative title: Receptor)
Adaptations
- Limitless (2011, by Neil Burger). Was based on his novel The Dark Fields. This film inspired a TV series with the same name that debuted on CBS on September 22, 2015. After the success of the film, the novel was re-published under the name Limitless.
Personal life
Glynn resides in Dublin. He is married, with two children.
References
- Burke, Declan (24 September 2009). "Alan Glynn: His Dark Places". Herald.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- Spain, John (3 September 2011). "Alan who? -- not for much longer if Hollywood has anything to say about it". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- "A Conversation with Limitless author Alan Glynn and screenwriter Leslie Dixon". Mulholland Books. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011.