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Paul Smith (born 1920, Dublin
Dublin

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, Ireland
Ireland

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 died 1997, Dublin) was an Irish writer
Writer

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 and playwright
Playwright

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h was born near Charlemont Street in Dublin, the son of a wheelwright. He became involved with the Gate Theatre
Gate Theatre

The Gate Theatre, in Dublin, was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Miche?l MacLiammoir, initially using the Abbey Theatre's Peacock studio theatre space to stage important works by Europe and American dramatists....
 at 16 years of age. In Ireland he worked as a costume maker and designer in the Abbey and Gate Theatres in Dublin. He went to London
London

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 in the 50s and then on to Sweden, where he started writing.






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Paul Smith (born 1920, 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....
, Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 died 1997, Dublin) was an Irish writer
Writer

A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms....
 and playwright
Playwright

A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. These works may be written specifically to be performed by actors or they may be closet dramas or literary works written using dramatic forms but not meant for performance....
.

Biography

Smith was born near Charlemont Street in Dublin, the son of a wheelwright. He became involved with the Gate Theatre
Gate Theatre

The Gate Theatre, in Dublin, was founded in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Miche?l MacLiammoir, initially using the Abbey Theatre's Peacock studio theatre space to stage important works by Europe and American dramatists....
 at 16 years of age. In Ireland he worked as a costume maker and designer in the Abbey and Gate Theatres in Dublin. He went to London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in the 50s and then on to Sweden, where he started writing. He then moved to America and soon after to Australia, where he settled in Melbourne for some years. While there he wrote The Countrywoman (1962), The Stubborn Season (1962), and ’Stravanga (1963). He returned to Dublin in 1972 where he remained until he died on 11 January 1997.

He was awarded the American Irish Foundation Literary Award in 1978, and was a member of Aosdána.

Works

  • Esther’s Altar (NY: Abelard-Schuman 1959), later reprinted as Come Trailing Blood (London: Quartet Books 1977)
  • The Stubborn Season (London: Heinemann 1961)
  • The Countrywoman (London: Heinemann 1962)
  • ’Stravanga (London: Heinemann 1963)
  • Summer Sang in Me
  • Esther’s Altar, performed in Los Angeles (1978)