Claire Keegan

The writing style of CK , contemporary Irish short-story writer, is minimalist, and she does not often discuss her process, giving a definite sense that she would prefer not to have to comment on her work at all.
O’Hagan, Sean. “Claire Keegan: ’Short stories are limited. I’m cornered into writing what I can’”. The Guardian.
She has been compared stylistically to Ernest Hemingway , particularly in her preference for leaving much unmentioned, and has said that a lot of my work goes into taking any traces of my labours out.
O’Hagan, Sean. “Claire Keegan: ’Short stories are limited. I’m cornered into writing what I can’”. The Guardian.
She believes that the work . . . is its own explanation.
O’Hagan, Sean. “Claire Keegan: ’Short stories are limited. I’m cornered into writing what I can’”. The Guardian.
She prefers the short story genre.

Milestones

1968

Claire Keegan was born in County Wicklow, Ireland, which is part of the ancient province of Leinster. She is the youngest of a large Roman Catholic family.
O’Hagan, Sean. “Claire Keegan: ’Short stories are limited. I’m cornered into writing what I can’”. The Guardian.

23 August 1999

CK 's first book, Antarctica, a collection of short stories, was published in the USA.
Keegan, Claire. Antarctica. Atlantic Monthly Press.
Blackwell’s Online Bookshop. http://Bookshop.Blackwell.co.uk.
OCLC WorldCat. http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

Biography

Birth and Childhood

1968

Claire Keegan was born in County Wicklow, Ireland, which is part of the ancient province of Leinster. She is the youngest of a large Roman Catholic family.
O’Hagan, Sean. “Claire Keegan: ’Short stories are limited. I’m cornered into writing what I can’”. The Guardian.

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