Patrick McCabe
Irish writer · Ireland · On the map · Writers · Born 1955 · age 71
Patrick McCabe is an Irish writer. Known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary - often small-town - Ireland, McCabe has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Butcher Boy (1992) and Breakfast on Pluto (1998), both of which have been made into films.
Patrick McCabe is read about 39 times a day, in 16 languages.
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Stephen Woolley Produced The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto
Neil Jordan Directed The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto
Cillian Murphy Also in Breakfast on Pluto and Perrier's Bounty
Brendan Gleeson Patrick wrote Breakfast on Pluto (2006)
Stephen Rea Patrick wrote The Butcher Boy (1997)
Liam Cunningham Patrick wrote Breakfast on Pluto (2006)
Ian Hart Patrick wrote Breakfast on Pluto (2006)
Kevin Allen Directed Flat Lake (2012)- Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin Produced The Butcher Boy (1998)
About this person
Country
Ireland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 71
