Pat McCabe

Writing

Born March 27, 1955

From County Monaghan, Ireland

Also known as Patrick McCabe

Biography

Patrick McCabe (born 27 March 1955) is an Irish writer. Known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary—often small-town—Ireland, McCabe has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Butcher Boy (1992) and Breakfast on Pluto (1998), both of which have been made into films...