Neil Jordan
Birth date: February 25, 1950
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Why is it that literary fiction authors are so tempted to dabble in the mystery genre? Is it because the protagonists, the detectives, are already keen observers of detail and nuance? Or because detectives are always prying the lids off of seemingly ordinary lives to see what lies beneath? Whatever ...
Originally from England, Jonathan has moved his family to an unspecified former Soviet Republic because of his wife’s archaeology job. Jonathan operates his own “tracing” agency with the help of a photographer and another investigator, Frank. The agency takes small cases of following errant husban...
Kevin Thunder is a young boy, growing up on the Northside of Dublin next door to Bram Stoker’s house, when he discovers he has a double. A double with whom he doesn’t only share his looks but it seems also a certain smell and maybe even his soul. And before long he starts taking advantage of this re...
A novel about two Irish boys who bear a physical resemblance to each other. They grow up in Dublin of the 1960s and from there the story goes on its journey. I liked this book and the story but found the first 100 pages tedious and dark,the book did pick up pace in the second half and is quite enjoy...
A short novella, told like a story, but its increasing surreality makes it increasingly like a very long dream, which confused me at first as I didn't know it was that sort of book. I expect its fans think it very profound, but it said nothing to me.It is the sort of pretentious and poorly written t...