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Claire Keegan (born 1968) is an Irish writer known for her short stories, which have been published in The New Yorker, Best American Short Stories, Granta, and The Paris Review.
Claire Keegan was raised on a farm in Wicklow. She completed her undergraduate studies at Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana and subsequently earned an MA at The University of Wales and an M.Phil at Trinity College, Dublin. Her first collection of stories, Antarctica, was a Los Angeles Times Book of the Year.
Claire Keegan has 17 books on Goodreads with 728892 ratings. Claire Keegan’s most popular book is Small Things Like These.
Nov 5, 2021 · Claire Keegan. 4.18. 169,237 ratings20,406 reviews. It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season.
Sep 23, 2022 · Published September 23, 2022. How does it feel to be longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 and what would winning the Booker mean to you? It’s both a privilege and an honour to see this novel nominated for the Booker Prize, to know that the judges consider it worthy.
Nov 5, 2022 · Claire Keegan Harnesses the Power in Brevity. Keegan doesn’t write much, or publish often. But when she does, critics, readers and booksellers take notice. “Every good story is told with ...
Nov 1, 2022 · Claire Keegan has been compared to the Russian author Anton Chekhov and fellow Irish writer William Trevor. She shares their keen sense of empathy, eye for the telling detail, and deep...
Claire Keegan was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022. She is a novelist and short story writer, whose work has won numerous awards and been translated into 30 languages.
Oct 30, 2022 · For those of you who do, the Irish writer Claire Keegan’s beautiful new novella, “Foster,” is no less likely to move you than any heaping 400-page tome you’ll read this year.
Feb 21, 2022 · Claire Keegan on drama versus tension. It was almost ready when Cynthia, the brightly dressed woman from accounts, came in, laughing on her mobile. She paused when she saw him, and soon hung up.
