Brian Moore Writer

Brian Moore (first name /briːˈæn/ bree-AN; 25 August 1921 – 11 January 1999), who has been described as "one of the few genuine masters of the contemporary novel", 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 after the Second World War, in particular his explorations of the inter-communal divisions of The Troubles. 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 (in 1976, 1987 and 1990). Moore also wrote screenplays and several of his books were made into films.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Mara Bernard; Bryan Michael (aliases)
Birth dateAugust 25, 1921
Birth place
Belfast , Northern Ireland
Nationality
Canadians
Date of deathJanuary 11, 1999
Place of death
Malibu California

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Writer

award
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
language
English language

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