Philip Davison

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The Book-Thief's Heartbeat

cover art: Brendan Foreman. cover photograph: by Jonathan Hessian of actor Ciarán Hinds
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format :: PDF (858k) ::MS Word (451k) :: Open Office 2 (292k)
genre :: Fiction
publisher :: Co-Op Books
place & year :: Dublin, 1981
ISBN :: Cloth 0 905441 45 1; Paper 0 905441 46 X
translations :: none
translation queries :: author, via ILR
status :: out of print
copies available from :: Kennys

Contact:: librarian@irishliteraryrevival.com

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The Book Thief’s Heartbeat at Kennys

Latest Publication

A Burnable Town
see A Chapter From A Burnable Town at The Liffey Project

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Philip Davison

Biographical Note

Philip Davison was born in Dublin in 1957.
His novels include The Book-Thief’s Heartbeat (Dublin, Co-Op Books, 1981); Twist and Shout (Dingle, Brandon Books, 1983); The Illustrator (Dublin, Wolfhound Press, 1988); The Crooked Man (London, Jonathan Cape, 1997); McKenzie’s Friend (Jonathan Cape, 2000); The Long Suit (Jonathan Cape, 2003); and A Burnable Town (Jonathan Cape, 2006).
He has had one play produced, The Invisible Mending Company (Dublin, The Abbey Theatre, Peacock Stage, 1996).
He has co-scripted the film dramas Exposure, and Criminal Conversation. His radio plays include Being Perfect (RTÉ, 2004); The Duke (RTÉ, 2004); Lennon’s Guitar (RTÉ, 2005); and The Fishmonger (RTÉ, 2006)
He lives in Dublin.