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Patrick McCabe (born March 27, 1955 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland) is an Irish novelist, known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary, often small-town, Ireland. His books include The Butcher Boy (1992) and Breakfast on Pluto (1998), both shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written a children's book (The Adventures of Shay Mouse) and several radio plays broadcast by the RTÉ and the BBC Radio 4. The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto have both been adapted into films by Irish director Neil Jordan. He wrote a collection of linked short stories, Mondo Desperado, published in 1999. The play Frank Pig Says Hello, which he adapted from The Butcher Boy, was first performed at the Dublin Theatre Festival in 1992.

The play Appointment in Limbo written by McCabe was premiered by Zelig Theatre in Galway's Town Hall Theatre in 2008. It was directed by Cathal Cleary.

His recent novel, Emerald Germs of Ireland (2001), is a black comedy featuring matricide. Winterwood, was published in 2006, and was named the 2007 Hughes & Hughes/Irish Independent Irish Novel of the Year. The Holy City was published in 2009. McCabe lives in Clones with his wife artist Margot Quinn and two daughters, Katie and Ellen.

McCabe and film director Kevin Allen are organizers of the Flatlake Festival a music festival held annually.

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Total Books: 75
Poguemahone
2022 - Poguemahone (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781771964739
ISBN-10: 1771964731
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Hello Mr Bones  Goodbye Mr Rat
2014 - Hello Mr Bones Goodbye Mr Rat (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781623650285
ISBN-10: 1623650283
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Hello and Goodbye
2013 - Hello and Goodbye (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781782060130
ISBN-10: 1782060138
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The Stray Sod Country
2010 - The Stray Sod Country (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781408803790
ISBN-10: 1408803798
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The Stray Sod Country A Novel
2010 - The Stray Sod Country a Novel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781608192748
ISBN-10: 1608192741
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 2

The Holy City
2010 - The Holy City (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781408800751
ISBN-10: 1408800756
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Bosque frio
2009 - Bosque Frio [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788493696030
ISBN-10: 849369603X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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The Holy City
2008 - The Holy City (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781596916111
ISBN-10: 1596916117
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Winterwood
2008 - Winterwood (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781596915138
ISBN-10: 1596915137
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 4

Winterwood A Novel
2007 - Winterwood a Novel (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781596911635
ISBN-10: 1596911638
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Substores
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Breakfast on Pluto
2005 - Breakfast on Pluto (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780061121869
ISBN-10: 006112186X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, LGBTQ+ Books
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
 1

Call Me The Breeze
2004 - Call Me the Breeze (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780060523893
ISBN-10: 0060523891
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Call Me the Breeze
2003 - Call Me the Breeze (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780060523886
ISBN-10: 0060523883
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 1

Die schwarze Pfanne
2003 - Die Schwarze Pfanne (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783821809069
ISBN-10: 382180906X
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Living and Loving with Asperger Syndrome Family Viewpoints
Desayuno en Plutn
2002 - Desayuno En Plutn (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788477208372
ISBN-10: 8477208379
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Emerald Germs of Ireland
2002 - Emerald Germs of Ireland (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780060956783
ISBN-10: 006095678X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Emerald Germs of Ireland
2002 - Emerald Germs of Ireland (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780330489065
ISBN-10: 0330489062
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Open City 3
2001 - Open City 3 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781890447144
ISBN-10: 1890447145
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Phildy Hackballs Universum
2001 - Phildy Hackballs Universum (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783821808161
ISBN-10: 3821808160
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Emerald Germs Of Ireland  A Novel
2001 - Emerald Germs of Ireland a Novel (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780060196783
ISBN-10: 0060196785
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2.3/5 Stars.
 2

1993 - Carn Uk (Other)