Niall Williams

Niall Williams was born in Dublin and holds a Master's degree in Modern American Literature. Having spent five years in New York, Williams returned to Ireland in 1985 to begin his career as a writer. His first four books were co-written with his wife Christine and tell of their life together in Kiltumper in west Clare. In 1991, Williams's first play The Murphy Initiative, was staged at The Abbey Theatre in Dublin. A second play, A Little Like Paradise, followed in 1995, and a third, The Way You Look Tonight, was produced by Galway's Druid Theatre Company in 1999. Williams is the author of eight novels, including Four Letters of Love, The Unrequited, Boy in the World and John. For more information, please visit www.niallwilliams.com.