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Novelist and screenwriter from Northern Ireland (1921-1999)

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Brian Moore, was a novelist and screenwriter from Northern Ireland who emigrated to Canada and later lived in the United States.

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1975James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1975Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
1960Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
Guggenheim Fellowship
Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay

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Brian Moore, was a novelist and screenwriter from Northern Ireland who emigrated to Canada and later lived in the United States. He was acclaimed for the descriptions in his novels of life in Northern Ireland during and after the Second World War, in particular his explorations of the inter-communal divisions of The Troubles, and has been described as "one of the few genuine masters of the contemporary novel". He was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1975 and the inaugural Sunday Express Book of the Year award in 1987, and he was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. Moore also wrote screenplays and several of his books were made into films.

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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deceased
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Lived 1921 to 1999 · aged 77
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