Bernard MacLaverty (born September 14, 1942 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish author. September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Northern Ireland County: District: Belfast UK Parliament: Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 posttown = Belfast Postal District(s): BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 Area: 115 km² Population (2001) Website: www. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

MacLaverty was educated at St Malachy's College and Queen's University of Belfast, and has written the novels Cal, Lamb,'which is a heavily metaphorical novel about priesthood, relationships and ultimately love. 'Grace Notes, which was shortlisted for the 1997 Booker Prize and The Anatomy School . He has also written a short story called A Time to Dance. St. ... The Queens University of Belfast (QUB) is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland; the university is often called Queens University Belfast. ... Cal is a 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty, detailing the experiences of a young Irish Catholic named Cal, who is involved with the IRA. Through the course of the book, Cal must come to terms with taking part in the murder of a reserve police officer by his friend Crilly... The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known as the Man Booker Prize, or simply the Man Booker, is one of the worlds most important literary prizes, and awarded each year for the best original novel written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland in...

Cal was adapted for the screen in 1984 starring Helen Mirren and John Lynch. Mark Knopfler composed the film soundtrack. Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Dame Helen Mirren DBE (born on July 26, 1945) is an Academy Award-winning English stage, television and film actress. ... John Lynch (born December 26, 1961, in Corrinshego, near Newry, County Armagh in Northern Ireland) is an Irish actor. ... Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a English-Hungarian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and film score composer. ...

Lamb was adapted for the screen in 1986 starring Liam Neeson in the lead role. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... William John Liam Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Oscar-nominated Irish actor. ...

He has lived in Scotland since 1975, currently in Glasgow. Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe and the United Kingdom Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy... “Glaswegian” redirects here. ...

Published works

• Secrets & Other Stories Blackstaff Press (1977)
• Lamb Cape /Blackstaff Press(1980)
• A Time to Dance & Other Stories Cape /Blackstaff Press(1982)
• Cal Cape /Blackstaff Press(1983)
• The Great Profundo & Other Stories Cape /Blackstaff Press(1987)
• Walking the Dog & Other Stories Cape /Blackstaff Press(1994)
• Grace Notes Cape /Blackstaff Press(1997)
• The Anatomy School Cape/Blackstaff Press (2001)
• Matters of Life & Death & Other Stories Cape (2006)

See also

• List of Northern Ireland writers

List of Northern Ireland writers This is a list of writers born in (the six county area) of Northern Ireland. ...

External links

• Aosdána biographical note
• Official web site
• http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mediareleases/release.php?id=751