Seán Mac Mathúna facts for kids
Seán Mac Mathúna is an Irish writer who creates stories and plays. He writes in both the Irish language and the English language.
About Seán Mac Mathúna
Seán Mac Mathúna was born in Tralee, a town in County Kerry, Ireland. He studied at University College Cork.
He started his writing journey by creating short stories. Many of these stories were published in Irish magazines like Comhar. His English stories appeared in newspapers such as the Irish Times and the Irish Press.
In 1983, his first collection of stories, called Ding (which means "Wedge"), was published. Later, in 1999, his second Irish-language collection, Banana, won a special award called Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin / Irish Book of the Year Award. In 2005, some of his best short stories were put together in a book called Úlla (meaning "Apples").
Seán Mac Mathúna has also written four novels. A novel is a longer story, like a book. One of his novels, named Gealach (meaning "Moon"), came out in 2012. It also won a prize from Oireachtas na Gaeilge, which is a big festival for Irish culture.
Besides stories and novels, Mac Mathúna writes plays for the theatre. In 1992, a famous theatre called the Abbey Theatre put on his play The Winter Thief. They performed it in both English and Irish. In 1999, the Taibhdhearc Theatre in Galway produced his play Hula Hul.
You can also hear some of his work on an audiobook. It is called Niall Tóibín ag léamh gearrscéalta le Seán Mac Mathúna. This means "Niall Tóibín reading short stories by Seán Mac Mathúna".
Seán Mac Mathúna's Novels
Here are some of the novels written by Seán Mac Mathúna:
- Cros na Sceilge (published by Coiscéim, 2013)
- Gealach (published by Leabhar Breac, 2012)
- Scéal Eitleáin (published by Coiscéim, 2005)
Seán Mac Mathúna's Short Stories
Here are some of the short story collections by Seán Mac Mathúna:
- Úlla (published by Cois Life, 2005)
- Banana (published by Cois Life, 1999)
- Ceardlann 85 (published by Coiscéim, 1988)
- Ding agus Scéalta Eile (published by An Comhlacht Oideachais, 1983)
- The Atheist and Other Stories (published by Wolfhound, 1987) – This book is the author's own English translation of the stories from Ding agus Scéalta Eile.
- Blas (published by An Comhlacht Oideachais, 1979)
- Ráfla (published by An Comhlacht Oideachais, 1978)
