‘Maradona is probably the only artist who has ever suspended time and made my heart stop’ – novelist Mike McCormack
The Galway-based writer on not being a morning person, Hungarian wine and Father Ted
Author Mike McCormack
Mike McCormack is an Irish novelist and short story writer who was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature as well as 2018’s International Dublin Literary Award. He lives in Galway with his wife Maeve and their son. He is a lecturer in NUI Galway on its creative writing master’s programme.
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