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Alex Hijmans is a Dutch-born, Irish-grown writer based in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Always one for taking the scenic route, he has delivered newspapers, has written for newspapers, ran a coffee house and has worked as a video journalist and as an international correspondent while establishing himself as a fulltime author. He has published seven books to date – two novels, two collection of short stories and three works of non-fiction. I have loved – a biography of Hans Leusen (2014) is available in English through The American Book Center. Favela (2009), Aiséirí (2011), Gonta (2012), Splancanna ó shaol eile (2013), An Tearmann (2016) and Idir dhá thír (2017) are available from Irish language publishers Cois Life. Both Favela and Gonta won the prestigious Oireachtas award for ‘Best Irish language prose’ in 2009 (shared award) and 2012 respectively. Favela, Aiséirí and Gonta have featured on required reading lists at two major Irish universities. Aiséirí features on Contemporary Irish Writing’s ‘50 Irish Books‘ list. Alex’ short stories have appeared in Wasafiri and Crannóg Magazine (in English), in Comhar and Irish Pages (in Irish) and in Passionate and KortVerhaal (in Dutch.) Alex’ translation into Dutch of Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s Irish language masterpiece, Cré na Cille, is available from Bananafish.
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Rugadh Alex Hijmans san Ísiltír, bhí cónaí air in Éirinn ar feadh dhá bhliain déag, agus le tamall de bhlianta anuas tá sé lonnaithe sa Bhrasaíl. Tá sé cinn de leabhair scríofa i nGaeilge aige, idir fhicsean agus neamh-fhicsean. Tá Idir dhá thír, An Tearmann, Splancanna ó shaol eile, Gonta, Aiséirí agus Favela ar fáil ó Cois Life. Bronnadh gradaim Oireachtais ar Favela (roinnte) agus ar Gonta. Tá Aiséirí ainmnithe ar liosta ‘50 Irish Books‘ de chuid na heagraíochta Contemporary Irish Writing. Léitear Favela, Aiséirí agus Gonta in Ollscoileanna éagsúla in Éirinn. Foilsíodh gearrscéalta i nGaeilge ó pheann Alex sna hirisí Comhar agus Irish Pages, i mBéarla sna hirisí Wasafiri agus Crannóg, agus in Ísiltíris in Passionate agus KortVerhaal. D’aistrigh Alex mórshaothar Mháirtín Uí Chadhain, Cré na Cille, go hÍsiltíris. Tá Onder de zoden ar fáil ón teach foilsitheoireachta Bananafish. Tá dhá úrscéal do dhéagóirí aistrithe ón Ísiltíris go Gaeilge aige, mar atá Cen chaoi a bhfuil tú? Go maith le Anke Kranendonk agus Maistín le Peter-Jan Rens. Tá an dá leabhar seo ar fáil ó Chló Iar-Chonnacht. Tá leabhar i mBéarla scríofa ag Alex, leis: beatháisnéis d’Ísiltíreach siúlach scéalach a bhog go dtí an Bhrasaíl sna 1960í. Tá I have loved – A biography of Hans Leusen ar fáil ó The American Book Center.