Naoise Dolan

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Naoise Dolan
Born (1992-04-14) April 14, 1992 (age 29)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityIrish
Alma materTrinity College Dublin,
Oxford University
GenreFiction
Notable worksExciting Times

Naoise Dolan (Irish pronunciation: [ˈn̪ˠiːʃə]; born 14 April 1992) is an Irish novelist. She is best known for her first novel Exciting Times (2020).[1]

Life[]

Dolan was born in Dublin, Ireland.[2] At school Dolan experienced homophobic bullying.[3]

In 2016, after finishing university and being unable to find work in Ireland she moved to Singapore to work as a TEFL teacher.[4] Later that year, she moved to Hong Kong.[5][4] She has also spent time living in Italy.[1] She has lived in London, off and on, since 2018.[2]

Dolan was diagnosed with autism, aged 27.[6] She has been open about her diagnosis in interviews and on social media.[2]

Dolan identifies as queer.[7]

Career[]

Dolan obtained an English degree from Trinity College Dublin in 2016[8][2] and later a Master's in Victorian literature from Oxford University.[9][2] Dolan's desire to become a writer began while she was at Trinity College.[1]

Dolan began writing Exciting Times in 2017, when she was living in Hong Kong.[2] She completed writing the novel in five months.[2]

Dolan has received critical acclaim for Exciting Times, her first novel, often likened to fellow Trinity College Dublin graduate Sally Rooney.[10][11] Exciting Times has been optioned for a US television series by Black Bear Pictures.[2] She was shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year award in 2020 and for the Dalkey Literary Award (Emerging Writer) in 2021.[12][13]

Books[]

Exciting Times follows the story of 22-year-old Dubliner, Ava, while she is teaching English in Hong Kong, and her relationships with Julian, an Oxford-educated banker and Edith, a corporate lawyer from a wealthy Hong-Kong family.[14] The New York Times described it at as a novel where "jealousy and obsession, love and late capitalism, sex and the internet all come whirling together in a wry and bracing tale of class and privilege."[14]

In a March 2021 interview, Dolan stated that she was making edits on her second novel.[15]

Awards and recognition[]

Novels[]

  • Exciting Times (Orion Publishing Co, 2020, ISBN 9781474618908)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Cain, Sian (2020-04-19). "Naoise Dolan: 'I'm not good at presenting myself as likable'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Bol, Rosita. "Naoise Dolan: 'I feel pressure to tell people I am autistic, in case I am too blunt'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. ^ "'Why couldn't I come out at 16 when it was something kids were saying about me anyway?' - author Naoise Dolan". independent. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Singapore, Naoise Dolan in. "I hate the term 'expat', but being one brings great freedom". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  5. ^ "Naoise Dolan: In Life & In Novels, Nothing Is More Interesting Than Relationships". British Vogue. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  6. ^ Dolan, Naoise. "Naoise Dolan: how being diagnosed with autism aged 27 changed my life". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  7. ^ Dolan, Naoise. "Naoise Dolan: We need more LGBT stories because there are so many to tell".
  8. ^ IMAGE (21 April 2020). "Meet author Naoise Dolan – the Irish fiction newcomer that everybody's talking about". IMAGE.ie. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  9. ^ "All off script... Meet Naoise Dolan, the funniest writer you will read this year". independent. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  10. ^ "Exciting Times: Naoise Dolan's dazzling debut offers a rare treat in times of isolation". independent. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  11. ^ Gilmartin, Sarah. "Exciting Times review: Whipsmart debut heralds a new star of Irish writing". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  12. ^ Times, The Sunday. "The Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year award 2020: shortlist announced". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  13. ^ "Emerging Writer Award Shortlist 2021". www.zurich.ie. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Wang, Xuan Juliana (2020-06-02). "In 'Exciting Times,' Echoes of Sally Rooney, but With a Queer Twist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  15. ^ AnOther (2021-03-08). "Naoise Dolan, the Queer New Prodigy of Irish Literature". AnOther. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  16. ^ "Revealing the 2021 Women's Prize longlist". Women's Prize for Fiction. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  17. ^ "2021 Longlist – Swansea University". www.swansea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  18. ^ "Waterstones Book of the Year 2020 | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  19. ^ "Naoise Dolan". Young Writer of the Year Award. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  20. ^ "Dylan Thomas Prize 2021: Longlist Announced". Wales Arts Review. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
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