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Joseph O'Connor

Born

in Dublin, Ireland

September 20, 1963

Website

http://www.josephoconnorauthor.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction

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Joseph O’Connor was born in Dublin. He is the author of the novels Cowboys and Indians (short-listed for the Whitbread Prize), Desperadoes , The Salesman , Inishowen , Star of the Sea and Redemption Falls , as well as a number of bestselling works of non-fiction.

He was recently voted ‘Irish Writer of the Decade’ by the readers of Hot Press magazine. He broadcasts a popular weekly radio diary on RTE’s Drivetime With Mary Wilson and writes regularly for The Guardian Review and The Sunday Independent. In 2009 he was the Harman Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Baruch College, the City University of New York. ...more

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Joseph O'Connor’s books

Average rating: 3.87 · 39,533 ratings · 4,124 reviews · 111 distinct works • Similar authors

	Star of the Sea 3.93 avg rating — 12,185 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Father's House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,445 ratings — published 2023 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadowplay 3.86 avg rating — 3,889 ratings — published 2019 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghosts of Rome (Rome Escape Line, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 2,534 ratings — published 2025 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost Light 3.49 avg rating — 1,901 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inishowen 3.81 avg rating — 1,369 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Redemption Falls 3.50 avg rating — 1,207 ratings — published 2007 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Salesman 3.92 avg rating — 1,016 ratings — published 1998 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Thrill of It All 3.75 avg rating — 872 ratings — published 2014 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yeats Is Dead!: A Mystery by 15 Irish Writers by Joseph O'Connor (contributor & redactional), Frank McCourt (contributor), Roddy Doyle (contributor) 3.32 avg rating — 826 ratings — published 2001 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Joseph O'Connor

Rome Escape Line Trilogy (2 books)
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4.00 avg rating — 13,972 ratings

Star of the Sea (2 books)
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3.89 avg rating — 13,390 ratings

Irish Male Trilogy (5 books)
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3.60 avg rating — 547 ratings

Quotes by Joseph O'Connor (?)

“Love and freedom are such hideous words. So many cruelties have been done in their name.”
― Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea

tags: cruelties, freedom, injustice, love

57 likes

“It is not a matter of ends justifying means: but of the creation of new means and new ends.”
― Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea

tags: means-and-ends

12 likes

“Everything is in the way the material is composed.”
― Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea

tags: communication, journalism, media-bias

10 likes

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