Roger Boylan
Encyclopedia
Roger Boylan is an American
writer
(born 1951) who was raised in Ireland
, France
, and Switzerland
. Boylan attended the University of Ulster
and the University of Edinburgh
. His novel Killoyle was published in 1997 by Dalkey Archive Press
. In 2003, a sequel, The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad, was published by Grove Press
. German versions of both novels, translated by the award-winning German translator and author Harry Rowohlt
, were critically and commercially successful. The third volume in the Killoyle trilogy, The Maladjusted Terrorist, was first published in Germany in 2006 and is forthcoming in English.
Boylan’s latest novel, The Adorations, deals with historical and religious themes and was scheduled to be published in 2009 in German translation by Kein und Aber, Zürich, but the publisher, having reissued the entire Killoyle trilogy in the autumn of 2007, postponed publication indefinitely, citing unfavorable economic circumstances. The novel will be appearing elsewhere.
Boylan is a regular contributor to Boston Review
's New Fiction Forum, and his stories, reviews, and articles have appeared in many journals and reviews, including The New York Times Book Review
and The Economist
. He has recently completed a memoir, Run, Blazes, Run, and a novel, Midwestern Mulligatawny. He currently lives in Texas
.
Boylan is married and has a daughter, Margaret Boylan.
, May 1997.
The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad, Grove Press
, October 2003.
Killoyle, Eine Irische Farce. Translated by Harry Rowohlt. Published by Rogner und Bernhard, Hamburg, 1999.
Rückkehr nach Killoyle : Eine Vorwiegend Irische Farce. Translated by Harry Rowohlt. Rogner und Bernhard, Hamburg, 2002.
The Maladjusted Terrorist. Forthcoming in English.
Killoyle Wein und Käse. Translated by Harry Rowohlt. Rogner und Bernhard, Berlin, 2006.
The Adorations. Forthcoming.
Run, Blazes, Run. Duvel Press, June 2011.
United States
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writer
Writer
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(born 1951) who was raised in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, France
France
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, and Switzerland
Switzerland
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. Boylan attended the University of Ulster
University of Ulster
The University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland...
and the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. His novel Killoyle was published in 1997 by Dalkey Archive Press
Dalkey Archive Press
Dalkey Archive Press is a publisher of fiction, poetry, and literary criticism in Illinois in the United States, specializing in the publication or republication of lesser known, often avant-garde works...
. In 2003, a sequel, The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad, was published by Grove Press
Grove Press
Grove Press is an American publishing imprint that was founded in 1951. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it into an alternative book press in the United States. The Atlantic Monthly Press, under the aegis of its...
. German versions of both novels, translated by the award-winning German translator and author Harry Rowohlt
Harry Rowohlt
Harry Rowohlt is a German writer and translator. He also plays the role of a derelict in the famous German weekly-soap Lindenstraße.- Background :...
, were critically and commercially successful. The third volume in the Killoyle trilogy, The Maladjusted Terrorist, was first published in Germany in 2006 and is forthcoming in English.
Boylan’s latest novel, The Adorations, deals with historical and religious themes and was scheduled to be published in 2009 in German translation by Kein und Aber, Zürich, but the publisher, having reissued the entire Killoyle trilogy in the autumn of 2007, postponed publication indefinitely, citing unfavorable economic circumstances. The novel will be appearing elsewhere.
Boylan is a regular contributor to Boston Review
Boston Review
Boston Review is a bimonthly American political and literary magazine. The magazine covers, specifically, political debates, literature, and poetry...
's New Fiction Forum, and his stories, reviews, and articles have appeared in many journals and reviews, including The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times Book Review is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry. The offices are located near Times Square in New York...
and The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
. He has recently completed a memoir, Run, Blazes, Run, and a novel, Midwestern Mulligatawny. He currently lives in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
Boylan is married and has a daughter, Margaret Boylan.
Works
Killoyle, An Irish Farce, Dalkey Archive PressDalkey Archive Press
Dalkey Archive Press is a publisher of fiction, poetry, and literary criticism in Illinois in the United States, specializing in the publication or republication of lesser known, often avant-garde works...
, May 1997.
The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad, Grove Press
Grove Press
Grove Press is an American publishing imprint that was founded in 1951. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it into an alternative book press in the United States. The Atlantic Monthly Press, under the aegis of its...
, October 2003.
Killoyle, Eine Irische Farce. Translated by Harry Rowohlt. Published by Rogner und Bernhard, Hamburg, 1999.
Rückkehr nach Killoyle : Eine Vorwiegend Irische Farce. Translated by Harry Rowohlt. Rogner und Bernhard, Hamburg, 2002.
The Maladjusted Terrorist. Forthcoming in English.
Killoyle Wein und Käse. Translated by Harry Rowohlt. Rogner und Bernhard, Berlin, 2006.
The Adorations. Forthcoming.
Run, Blazes, Run. Duvel Press, June 2011.
External links
- Roger Boylan's website
- "Sorrentino's Abyss of Human Illusion," by Roger Boylan, The New York Times Book Review, February 28, 2010.
- "Solzhenitsyn, Nabokov and The Lunch That Wasn't," by Roger Boylan, The Economist/More Intelligent Life, January 2009.
- "Nabokov's Gift," by Roger Boylan, Boston Review, July/August 2007.
- "The Quiet Man: John McGahern," by Roger Boylan, Boston Review, January/February 2007.
- "Ian McEwan's Family Values," by Roger Boylan, Boston Review, January/February 2006.
- "Reading Aidan Higgins," by Roger Boylan, CONTEXT, Summer 2007.
- Review of Killoyle by Harvey Pekar, Austin Chronicle, Vol. 17, No. 8.
- Review of Killoyle, Magill Book Reviews.
- Review of The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad, The Village Voice.