Pádraig Ó Cíobháin


Pádraig Ó Cíobháin is an Irish-language novelist and short story writer, whose work is characterised by a linguistically dense and distinctive style.
Ó Cíobháin was born in Ballyferriter, an Irish-speaking district in West Kerry, and was educated at Ferriter National School, St. Brendan's College, Killarney and University College Cork. He now lives in Bearna, west of Galway. From 2003 to 2005 he was Irish Language Writer in Residence at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He now works as a tutor in Roinn na Gaeilge of that university.

Writing

Ó Cíobháin has been described as an uncompromising and ambitious writer. A central theme in his work is the problematic sexual relationships between men and women. It has been argued that his deepest interest is in the workings of the mind and the psyche, expressed within the framework of physical sensuality. There is sparse use of dialogue and a mingling of realism and unreality.

Books