Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| Brandon Book of Irish Short Stories |
1998 |
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| Emerald Eye |
2005 |
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Collections#
| Title |
Published |
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| Getting It in the Head |
1996 |
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| Forensic Songs |
2012 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Crowe’s Requiem |
1998 |
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| Notes from a Coma |
2005 |
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| Solar Bones |
2016 |
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| This Plague of Souls |
2024 |
Buy |
Mike McCormack is an Irish novelist and short story writer from County Mayo. He has published four novels and two story collections since 1996, working at a deliberate pace that reflects his careful approach to prose. Solar Bones, his most acclaimed work, is written as one unbroken sentence and tells the story of a man’s life through memory and association.
McCormack’s fiction is experimental in form but grounded in the specifics of Irish rural and small-town life. His debut, Crowe’s Requiem, and his second novel, Notes from a Coma, both received strong reviews, but Solar Bones brought him international recognition. His most recent novel, This Plague of Souls (2024), continues his interest in pushing the boundaries of how novels can be structured.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Mike McCormack written?
Mike McCormack has written eight books across three series.
What was Mike McCormack's first book?
Mike McCormack’s first book is Getting It in the Head, published in 1996.
What is Mike McCormack best known for?
Mike McCormack is best known for Solar Bones (2016), a novel written as a single continuous sentence from the perspective of a dead man remembering his life. It won the Goldsmiths Prize in 2016 and the International Dublin Literary Award in 2018.