Literature
Liam Lynch
Born in Dublin, Liam Lynch was a powerful playwright and novelist.
His main works include the plays Do Thrushes Sing in Birmingham? (1962) – performed in the Abbey in 1963; Soldier (1969) – performed in the Peacock in 1969; Strange Dreams Unending (1974) – broadcast by RTÉ; Krieg (1982); and Voids (1982).
His first novel, Shell, Sea Shell, published in 1983, celebrates the triumph of the individual’s ability to survive the most horrendous events. His second novel Tenebrae: A Passion, published in 1985, was a forceful account of a priest’s struggle with his own inner demons. Another novel, The Pale Moon of Morning, was published posthumously in 1995.
He received bursaries from the Arts Council/an Chomhairle Ealaíon in 1983 and in 1986.