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James Plunkett was the pen-name adopted by James Plunkett Kelly (born Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
 21 May, 1920, died Dublin 28 May, 2003), an Irish writer. He was educated at Synge Street CBS
Synge Street CBS

Synge Street CBS is a Congregation of Christian Brothers School in Dublin 8, Ireland. It was founded in 1864....
.

Plunkett grew up among the Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
 working class and they, along with the petty bourgeoisie and lower intelligentsia, make up the bulk of the dramatis personae of his oeuvre. His best-known works are the novel Strumpet City
Strumpet City

Strumpet City is a historical novel by James Plunkett set in Dublin, Ireland, at the time of the Dublin Lockout. In 1980, it was made into a successful TV drama by Radio Telef?s ?ireann, Ireland's national broadcaster....
, set in Dublin in the years leading up to the lockout
Dublin Lockout

The Dublin Lockout was a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers which took place in Ireland's capital city of Dublin....
 of 1913 and during the course of the strike, and the short stories in the collection The Trusting and the Maimed.






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James Plunkett was the pen-name adopted by James Plunkett Kelly (born Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
 21 May, 1920, died Dublin 28 May, 2003), an Irish writer. He was educated at Synge Street CBS
Synge Street CBS

Synge Street CBS is a Congregation of Christian Brothers School in Dublin 8, Ireland. It was founded in 1864....
.

Plunkett grew up among the Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
 working class and they, along with the petty bourgeoisie and lower intelligentsia, make up the bulk of the dramatis personae of his oeuvre. His best-known works are the novel Strumpet City
Strumpet City

Strumpet City is a historical novel by James Plunkett set in Dublin, Ireland, at the time of the Dublin Lockout. In 1980, it was made into a successful TV drama by Radio Telef?s ?ireann, Ireland's national broadcaster....
, set in Dublin in the years leading up to the lockout
Dublin Lockout

The Dublin Lockout was a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers which took place in Ireland's capital city of Dublin....
 of 1913 and during the course of the strike, and the short stories in the collection The Trusting and the Maimed. His other works include a radio play on James Larkin
James Larkin

James Larkin , an Irish trade union leader and socialist activist, was born to Ireland parents in Liverpool, England in 1875. He and his family later moved to a small cottage in Burren, southern County Down....
, who figures prominently in his work.

During the 1960s, Plunkett worked as a producer at Telefís Éireann
RTÉ One

RT? One is Republic of Ireland's oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telef?s ?ireann. RT? One is almost universally available on the Very high frequency and Ultra high frequency bands on the island of Ireland , and is available on the Sky Digital satellite service in both the Republic of Ire...
. He won two Jacob's Awards
Jacob's Awards

The Jacob's Awards were instituted in December 1962 as the first Irish television awards. Later, they were expanded to include radio. The awards were named after their sponsor, Jacob's, a biscuit manufacturer, and recipients were selected by Republic of Ireland's national newspaper TV and radio critics....
, in 1965 and 1969, for his TV productions.

He was a member of Aosdana
Aosdána

Aosd?na is an association of people in Ireland who have achieved distinction in the arts. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland....
.

Works


Radio plays

  • Dublin Fusilier (March 1952),
  • Mercy (June 1953),
  • Homecoming (April 1954),
  • Big Jim (1955),
  • Farewell Harper (1956).


Novels

  • Strumpet City
    Strumpet City

    Strumpet City is a historical novel by James Plunkett set in Dublin, Ireland, at the time of the Dublin Lockout. In 1980, it was made into a successful TV drama by Radio Telef?s ?ireann, Ireland's national broadcaster....
     (1969)
  • Farewell Companions (1977)
  • The Circus Animals (1990)
  • The Gems She Wore


Short Story Collections

  • The Trusting and the Maimed
  • Collected Short Stories


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