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[[File:Torontofaminegirl.jpg|thumb|Michael Collins at [[Toronto]]'s Ireland Park Famine Memorial]]
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'''Michael Collins''' (born 4 June 1964) is an Irish novelist and international [[Ultramarathon|ultra-distance]] [[Running|runner]]. His novel ''[[The Keepers of Truth]]'' was shortlisted for the 2000 [[Booker Prize]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Moseley |first=Merritt |year=2001 |title=The Booker Prize for 2000 |journal=The Sewanee Review |volume=109 |issue=3 |pages=438-446 |jstor=27549063}}</ref> He has also won the Irish Novel of the Year Award and the ''Lucien Barriere Literary Prize'' at the Deauville American Film Festival. Collins is a graduate of [[Oxford University]].
'''Michael Collins''' (born 4 June 1964) is an Irish novelist and international [[Ultramarathon|ultra-distance]] [[Running|runner]]. His novel ''[[The Keepers of Truth]]'' was shortlisted for the 2000 [[Booker Prize]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Moseley |first=Merritt |year=2001 |title=The Booker Prize for 2000 |journal=The Sewanee Review |volume=109 |issue=3 |pages=438–446 |jstor=27549063}}</ref> He has also won the Irish Novel of the Year Award and the ''Lucien Barriere Literary Prize'' at the Deauville American Film Festival. Collins is a graduate of [[Oxford University]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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Collins was born in [[Limerick]]. He earned an athletic scholarship to [[University of Notre Dame]] and received his [[PhD]] in Creative Writing from the [[Oxford University]].{{fact|date=May 2022}}
Collins was born in [[Limerick]]. He earned an athletic scholarship to [[University of Notre Dame]] and received his [[PhD]] in Creative Writing from the [[Oxford University]].{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
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A former member of the Irish National Team for the 100k distance (62.2 miles),{{fact|date=May 2022}} Collins holds the Irish national masters record over the 100k distance.{{fact|date=May 2022}} As captain of the Irish National Team in 2010, he won a bronze medal at the World 100k Championships held in Gibraltar.{{fact|date=May 2022}} He has also won ''The 100-mile Himalayan Stage Race'' and ''The Mount Everest Challenge Marathon'', along with The Last Marathon in Antarctica, and The North Pole Marathon.{{fact|date=May 2022}}
A former member of the Irish National Team for the 100k distance (62.2 miles),{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} Collins holds the Irish national masters record over the 100k distance.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} As captain of the Irish National Team in 2010, he won a bronze medal at the World 100k Championships held in Gibraltar.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} He has also won ''The 100-mile Himalayan Stage Race'' and ''The Mount Everest Challenge Marathon'', along with The Last Marathon in Antarctica, and The North Pole Marathon.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}


==Works==
==Works==
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*''The Meat Eaters'' (short stories, also published as ''The Man who Dreamt of Lobsters''), 1992
*''The Meat Eaters'' (short stories, also published as ''The Man who Dreamt of Lobsters''), 1992
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*''The Feminists Go Swimming'', 1994, {{isbn|9781897580080}}<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-feminists-go-swimming-by-michael-collins-phoenix-5-99-in-uk-1.99700 | publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = The Feminists Go Swimming, by Michael Collins (Phoenix, 5.99 in UK) | date = 23 August 1997 | accessdate = 30 May 2022}}</ref>
*''The Feminists Go Swimming'', 1994, {{isbn|9781897580080}}<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-feminists-go-swimming-by-michael-collins-phoenix-5-99-in-uk-1.99700 | publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = The Feminists Go Swimming, by Michael Collins (Phoenix, 5.99 in UK) | date = 23 August 1997 | accessdate = 30 May 2022}}</ref>
*''Emerald Underground'', 1998
*''Emerald Underground'', 1998
*''[[The Keepers of Truth]]'', 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Literature Ireland {{!}} |url=https://www.literatureireland.com/author/michael-collins |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=www.literatureireland.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*''[[The Keepers of Truth]]'', 2000
*''The Resurrectionists'', 2003
*''The Resurrectionists'', 2003
*''Lost Souls'', 2004
*''Lost Souls'', 2004
*''Death of a Writer'' (British title: ''The Secret Life of E. Robert Pendleton''), 2006
*''Death of a Writer'' (British title: ''The Secret Life of E. Robert Pendleton''), 2006
*''Midnight in a Perfect Life'' (British title), 2010
*''Midnight in a Perfect Life'' (British title), 2010
*''The Death of all Things Seen'' (British title), 2016
*''The New Existence (British title: The Death of all Things Seen''), 2016


==References==
==Referenten==
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Latest revision as of 02:32, 5 December 2024

Michael Collins at Toronto's Ireland Park Famine Memorial

Michael Collins (born 4 June 1964) is an Irish novelist and international ultra-distance runner. His novel The Keepers of Truth was shortlisted for the 2000 Booker Prize.[1] He has also won the Irish Novel of the Year Award and the Lucien Barriere Literary Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival. Collins is a graduate of Oxford University.

Early life and education

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Collins was born in Limerick. He earned an athletic scholarship to University of Notre Dame and received his PhD in Creative Writing from the Oxford University.[citation needed]

Athletics

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A former member of the Irish National Team for the 100k distance (62.2 miles),[citation needed] Collins holds the Irish national masters record over the 100k distance.[citation needed] As captain of the Irish National Team in 2010, he won a bronze medal at the World 100k Championships held in Gibraltar.[citation needed] He has also won The 100-mile Himalayan Stage Race and The Mount Everest Challenge Marathon, along with The Last Marathon in Antarctica, and The North Pole Marathon.[citation needed]

Works

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  • The Meat Eaters (short stories, also published as The Man who Dreamt of Lobsters), 1992
  • The Life and Times of a Teaboy, 1993
  • The Feminists Go Swimming, 1994, ISBN 9781897580080[2]
  • Emerald Underground, 1998
  • The Keepers of Truth, 2000[3]
  • The Resurrectionists, 2003
  • Lost Souls, 2004
  • Death of a Writer (British title: The Secret Life of E. Robert Pendleton), 2006
  • Midnight in a Perfect Life (British title), 2010
  • The New Existence (British title: The Death of all Things Seen), 2016

Referenten

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  1. ^ Moseley, Merritt (2001). "The Booker Prize for 2000". The Sewanee Review. 109 (3): 438–446. JSTOR 27549063.
  2. ^ "The Feminists Go Swimming, by Michael Collins (Phoenix, 5.99 in UK)". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 23 August 1997. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Literature Ireland |". www.literatureireland.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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