Monica Connell | |
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| Born |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, photographer |
Monica Connell is a Northern Irish anthropologist, photographer and writer.
Her first book, Against A Peacock Sky (1991), was shortlisted for the Yorkshire Post Best First Work award. Recording her time in a remote village in western Nepal, it was translated into German and Dutch and was reprinted by Eland in 2014. [1] An extract appeared in House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing About Nepal (2016). [2]
Her two illustrated books, A Universal Passion: Music and Dance from Many Cultures (2008) and Flying High: New Circus in Bristol (2011) both explore contemporary culture in Bristol. [3] Her most recent book, Gathering Carrageen: A Return to Donegal (2015), documents her rediscovery of the place where she had spent her childhood holidays. [4] She currently lives in the UK.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ "Against a Peacock Sky". Eland Books. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing about Nepal. Harper Collins. August 2016. ISBN 9781784974572.
- ^ "Flying High: New Circus in Bristol". Sideshow. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Back in Her Element newspaper". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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Monica Connell | |
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| Born |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, photographer |
Monica Connell is a Northern Irish anthropologist, photographer and writer.
Her first book, Against A Peacock Sky (1991), was shortlisted for the Yorkshire Post Best First Work award. Recording her time in a remote village in western Nepal, it was translated into German and Dutch and was reprinted by Eland in 2014. [1] An extract appeared in House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing About Nepal (2016). [2]
Her two illustrated books, A Universal Passion: Music and Dance from Many Cultures (2008) and Flying High: New Circus in Bristol (2011) both explore contemporary culture in Bristol. [3] Her most recent book, Gathering Carrageen: A Return to Donegal (2015), documents her rediscovery of the place where she had spent her childhood holidays. [4] She currently lives in the UK.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ "Against a Peacock Sky". Eland Books. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing about Nepal. Harper Collins. August 2016. ISBN 9781784974572.
- ^ "Flying High: New Circus in Bristol". Sideshow. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Back in Her Element newspaper". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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