PAT MCCABE

Pat McCabe

Gender: Male

Known for: Writing

Birthday: March 27, 1955

Place of Birth: County Monaghan, Ireland

Biography

Patrick McCabe (born 27 March 1955) is an Irish writer. Known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary—often small-town—Ireland, McCabe has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Butcher Boy (1992) and Breakfast on Pluto (1998), both of which have been made into films.