Ciarán Collins Author of The Gamal, Winner of The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and Le Prix Des Lecteurs Escpades, France.

"Remarkable"
New York Times

"Tremendous"

Independent on Sunday

"Outstanding"

The Irish Times

"Masterful"

Booklist USA Starred Review

"Stellar"

Herald Scotland

"A Delight to Read"

The Guardian

"Incredibly Appealing"

Publisher's Weekly

"Unique"

Sydney Morning Herald

"Engrossing"

Irish Independent

"Incredibly Funny"

Today With Pat Kenny

"Magnificent"

Sunday Independent

"Heartbreaking"

Kirkus Review

"Original"

TV3 Book Club

"Brilliant"

Library Journal USA Starred Review

"Extremely Funny"

Booktrust UK

"Stunning"

Hot Press Magazine

"A Super Read"

Ryan Tubridy

"Mesmerising, Lyrical"

North and South Magazine NZ

"Wonderful"

Books Ireland Magazine

"Authentic and Daring"

The Daily Telegraph Australia

"Gripping"

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The Gamal
by Ciarán Collins
(Bloomsbury 2013)

Tausend Worte
by Ciarán Collins

(Berlin Verlag 2013)

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"Remarkable"

New York Times

"Tremendous"

Independent on Sunday

"Outstanding"

The Irish Times

"Masterful"

Booklist USA Starred Review

"Unique"

Sydney Morning Herald

"Brilliant"

Library Journal USA Starred Review

https://www.facebook.com/TheGamal

CHARLIE LE SIMPLE (France)

Joëlle Losfeld, Gallimard

TAUSEND WORTE (Germany)

Berlin Verlag

Tweets by @CiaranCollins77

'My name is Charlie but people call me the gam or the gamal.

It’s from an Irish word. Don’t even know exactly

what it means

but I’ve a fair idea . . .'

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"Its nearest literary ancestor would be The Catcher in the Rye” – Edna O'Brien

“Astonishing. Inventive. Playful. Unique. A novel to savour.” – Colum McCann

“There is nothing quite like reading a first novel by a truly original new talent.” – Gavin Esler

"The Gamal forced me to read it from the first page and it’s not left my head since I finished it [...] an astonishing debut." - Evie Wyld

"Funny, smart, and warm, here's a voice that will catch you by surprise." –David Vann

“The Gamal is an audacious debut. 114,124 words from an unforgettable narrator” – John Boyne on Twitter

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