Author Birthday – 24 October – Frank Delaney

Frank Delaney was born on 24 October 1942 and died on 21 February 2017.

Frank Delaney Quotes

1. If you need proof of how the oral relates to the written, consider that many great novelists, including Joyce and Hemingway, never submitted a piece of work without reading it aloud. (BrainyQuote)
2. I’ve always deliberately gone for the widest possible ‘brow’, because I have such a suspicion of snobbery, especially the literary kind. (The Booker Prizes)
3. I’ve always relished the power of the tale, how it grabs us and then absorbs us, and casts a spell over us, and teaches us. (The Irish Times)
4. I write – and then I write some more. (BrainyQuote)
5. There are some places you love with your heart, and there are some places that you love with your mind- the places that you love with both are called ‘libraries’. (A-Z)
6. Writers have opinions – that, in part, is why they write. Therefore they have strong likes and dislikes. (A-Z)
7. To understand and reconnect with our stories, the stories of the ancestors, is to build our identities. (BrainyQuote)
8. Do you know what the difference is between Friendship and Love? Friendship is the photograph, Love is the oil painting. (The Matchmaker of Kenmare)
9. The point about words is—the better you use them, the stronger is the thought that wears them. (Ireland)
10. Stories are where you go to look for the truth of your own life. (The Last Storyteller)

Frank Delaney was an Irish author who wrote the New York Times bestselling novel Ireland. Other works included Tipperary, Shannon, and Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea. He wrote novels, works of non-fiction, one novella, and short stories. His writing explored Irish history and folklore, family ties, religion, love, loss, and the impact of the past on the present. He examined Irish identity, storytelling, and the ways history shapes people’s lives. A former judge for the Man Booker Prize, Delaney enjoyed a prominent career in BBC broadcasting before becoming a full-time writer. Over a career of interviews that lasted more than three decades, Delaney, an international-best-selling author himself, interviewed more than 3,500 of the world’s most important writers.

Source for photograph: Hachette Australia

by Amanda Patterson
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