Mary Costello

Mary Costello is an Irish author of short stories and novels. Her collection „The China Factory“ was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award and shortlisted for the Irish Book Award. Her debut novel, „Academy Street“, won the Irish Novel of the Year Award and was named Irish Book of the Year. The novel was also shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award, the Costa First Novel Prize, the European Union Prize for Literature and the Prix Littéraire des Ambassadeurs de la Francophonie en Irlande.