John Broderick
John Broderick was born in Athlone in 1924.
His novels include The
Pilgrimage (London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1961), published in the
U.S. as The Chameleons (N.Y. Ivan Obolensky, 1961); The Fugitives
(London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1962); Don Juaneen (London,
Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1963); The Waking of Willie Ryan (London,
Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1965); An Apology for Roses (London, Calder
& Boyars, 1973); The Pride of Summer (London, Harrap, 1976); London
Irish (London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1979); The Trial of Father
Dillingham (London, Marion Boyars, 1982); A Prayer for Fair Weather
(London, Marion Boyars, 1984); The Rose Tree (London, Marion Boyars,
1985); The Flood (London, Marion Boyars, 1987}; and The Irish Magdalen
(London, Marion Boyars, 1991).
Many of his books also appeared in
paperback editions. A number of titles were translated in to French
including Le Pelerinage (Paris, Librarie Plon, 1961); Les Fugitivs
(Paris, Librarie Plon, 1962); and Cite Pleine de Reves...Oh! What a
beautiful city (Paris, Librarie Plon, 1974). This was later published
as The Trials of Father Dillingham.
John Broderick died in Bath in
1989. In 1999 Athlone UDC named a new street John Broderick Street in
his honour.
