John McGahern is the author of five highly acclaimed novels and four collections of short stories. His novel, Amongst Women won the GPA Book Award and the Irish TImes Award, was short-listed for the Booker Prize, and was made into a four-part BBC television series. He has been a visiting professor at Colgate University and at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, and he is the recipient of many awards and honors, including the Society of Authors' Award, the American-Irish Award, and the Prix Errangere Ecureuil. His work has appeared in anthologies and has been translated into many languages. He lives in Dublin.