Maggie O'Farrell

Maggie O'Farrell is precisely the kind of novelist I gravitate toward. Born in Coleraine, this Irish-British writer has earned serious recognition, from the Somerset Maugham Award to the Women's Prize for Fiction, yet what draws me is the work itself rather than the laurels. She has a gift for reaching into the quiet interiors of her characters and rendering grief, memory, and love with unflashy precision. I trust writers like her to leave a story lodged in your chest long after the last page, and that is the highest praise I can offer.

Name (English)

Maggie O'Farrell

Name (Japanese)

マギー・オファーレル

Reading

まぎー・おふぁーれる

Born

January 1, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rat

Origin

Coleraine, United Kingdom

Occupation

writer

High school

North Berwick High School

University

Emmanuel College

Awards & achievements

• 2005 Somerset Maugham Award
• 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction
• 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
• 2021 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

• Official sitehttps://www.maggieofarrell.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/maggieofarrellofficial/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie%20O'Farrell
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AE%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3062438

Tags

• writer

Last updated

2026-06-17

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