Patrick O'Keeffe
Irish writer

Patrick O'Keeffe

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Irish writer
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1963
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University of Michigan
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Patrick O’Keeffe (born 1963 in Limerick) is an Irish American novelist and short story writer.

Life

He grew up in County Limerick, ona farm with his 9 brothers and sisters, but moved to the United States in his 20s to pursue writing. He graduated from the University of Kentucky, and from the University of Michigan with an MFA. He taught at the University of Michigan, University of Cincinnati,and Colgate University. He currently teaches in the graduate creative writing program at Ohio University.

Awards

  • 2006Whiting Award
  • 2005 Story Prize

Works

  • The Hill Road. Penguin. October 31, 2005. ISBN 978-0-14-303793-4.
  • The Visitors. Viking. March 13, 2014. ISBN 978-0-67-002463-6.