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   Jack Taylor's informant, named China, is a nod of the head by Ken Bruen to author Alan Hunter's original informant character named China, in the George Gently series of novels, first published in 1955. Bruen is also the recipient of the first David Loeb Goodis Award (2008) for his dedication to his art. Other works of note include The Killing ...

2. crimereads.com › ken-bruen-irish-crime-fictionKen Bruen, the Dark Soul of Irish Crime Fiction ‹ CrimeReads

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   Mar 21, 2024 · His wife: “For years, when my wife was asked what kind of books I wrote, she said’ ‘Stabbing types’ Succinct.” The art of theft: “The National Library of Ireland listed the books most ‘disappeared’ from the shelves and said Ken Bruen was the No. 1 author whose books were gone, nine titles in all. I finally got a No. 1 spot.

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3. www.goodreads.com › author › showKen Bruen (Author of The Guards) - Goodreads

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   • Birth Date: January 3, 1951

   • The Guards (Jack Taylor, #1)
   • The Killing of the Tinkers (Jack Taylor, #2)
   • The Magdalen Martyrs (Jack Taylor, #3)
   • The Dramatist (Jack Taylor, #4)

4. www.encyclopedia.com › bruen-ken-1951-0Bruen, Ken 1951– | Encyclopedia.com

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   Born 1951, in Galway, Ireland; married; wife's name Phil; children: Grace. Education: Trinity College, Ph.D. Hobbies and other interests: Sailing, travel, soccer. ADDRESSES: Home— Galway, Ireland. Agent— Marianne Gunn O'Connor Literary Agency, Morrison Chambers, Ste. 17, 32 Nassau St., Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland. E-mail— ken@kenbruen.com.

5. www.writing.ie › interviews › galways-giant-of-theGalway’s Giant of the Book World: An Interview With Ken Bruen

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   Let’s take a look at the great man. Iain Glen as Jack Taylor (left) with Ken Bruen. Bruen has just released his latest novel – Purgatory – his tenth featuring the enigmatic and utterly compelling Guard-turned-private-eye Jack Taylor, who has so far featured in six TV movies (BBC and RTE) and is returning for a new series on both channels ...

6. www.irishtimes.com › culture › booksKen Bruen: Godfather of the modern Irish crime novel

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   Aug 10, 2015 · Crime writer Ken Bruen photographed in his native Galway city in 2003. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy. Des Kenny. Mon Aug 10 2015 - 11:30. The story has been told before but deserves another ...

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   Who is Ken Bruen?

   • Ken Bruen (born 1951) is an Irish writer of hardboiled and noir crime fiction . Born in Galway, he was educated at Gormanston College, County Meath and later at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned a PhD in metaphysics. Bruen spent twenty-five years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, S.E. Asia and South America.

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   • E-mail— ken@kenbruen.com. Writer. Worked as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, Southeast Asia, and South America; also worked for a brief period as a security guard at the World Trade Center. Actor in a horror film directed by Roger Corman. PEN, Irish Writers Union.

   Bruen, Ken 1951– | Encyclopedia.com

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   Is Ken Bruen the most stolen author?

   • Succinct.” The art of theft: “The National Library of Ireland listed the books most ‘disappeared’ from the shelves and said Ken Bruen was the No. 1 author whose books were gone, nine titles in all. I finally got a No. 1 spot. The library here says I am the most stolen. There is a metaphor/ message here, I’m fucked if I know what it is.”

   Ken Bruen, the Dark Soul of Irish Crime Fiction ‹ CrimeReads

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   Is Bruen a cult character?

   • He is best known, though, for the nine novels featuring Jack Taylor, a hard-drinking former policeman scraping out a living as a private eye in Galway. Already a favorite in Ireland and the U.K., Bruen is threatening to become a mass cult figure in the U.S. as well as a critical favorite.

   Irish Crime Writer Ken Bruen on Alcoholism, Sick Priests, and Neo-Nazis

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8. www.theatlantic.com › entertainment › archiveIrish Crime Writer Ken Bruen on Alcoholism, Sick Priests, and ...

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   Oct 4, 2011 · Dr. Ken Bruen—he is surely the first master of crime fiction to have a doctorate in metaphysics—was born in Galway in 1951 and educated at Gormanston College and Trinity College, Dublin (where ...