About
Irish biographer and Hispanic studies scholar. He won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his 1989 biography of author Federico García Lorca.
Before Fame
After graduating from Trinity College, Dublin, he taught Spanish literature at several English and Irish universities.
Trivia
He published his debut Spanish-language novel, Viento del Sur, in 2001.
Family Life
He was born to a Methodist family in Dublin, Ireland. He later attended school in Waterford, Ireland.
Associated With
He wrote La vida desaforada de Salvador Dalí, a 1998 biography of Spanish artist Salvador Dali.
