Alan Titley (born 28 June 1947, ) is an Irish-language novelist, translator, playwright and professor. He also wrote columns under the name Crobhingne.
Early life
Titley was born in Cork and educated at Coláiste Chríost Rí, St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra and University College Dublin.
Career
He taught in Nigeria during the Biafra War. Later he was head of the Irish Department in Drumcondra from 1981. In 2003 he began to write a column in The Irish Times. In 2006 he was appointed Professor of Modern Irish in University College Cork. He retired in 2011. Titley was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 2012. Awards won include The Butler Prize of the Irish American Cultural Institute, The Pater Prize for International Drama, The Stewart Parker Award for Drama from the BBC, and the Éilís Dillon Award for Children's Literature.
Political views
On immigration Titley has advocated a totally open borders policy.
Bibliography
Irish
Lámh, Lámh Eile, 2018
An Bhean Feasa, 2014
An Chuallacht Léannta: ceiliúradh ar Íosánaigh agus Léann na Gaeilge, 2013
Rabhadh Dánta, 2013
Smuf, 2012
Na Drámaí Garbha, 2011
Scríbhneoirí faoi chaibidil, 2010
Gluaiseacht, 2009
An réabhlóid mar ghníomh dínite, 2007
Tyda, 2006
Beir leat do shár-Ghaeilg Súil siar agus ar aghaidh, 2004
Amach, 2003
Leabhar Nóra Ní Anluain: céad scéal ó cheartlár na cruinne, 1998
Chun doirne: rogha aistí, 1996
Fabhalscéalta, 1995
An cogadh in aghaidh na critice, 1994
An fear dána, 1993
An t-úrscéal Gaeilge, 1991
Tagann Godot, 1991
Eiriceachtaí agus Scéalta Eile, 1987
Stiall fhial feola, 1980
Méirscrí na treibhe, 1978
Máirtín Ó Cadhain: clár saothair, 1975
English
The Dirty Dust. Cré na Cille, 2015
The History of the Irish Book, vol. II, 2013
Nailing Theses:selected essays, 2011
A pocket history of Gaelic culture, 2000
References
External links
Alan Titley on Goodreads
1947 births
Living people
Alumni of University College Dublin
Alumni of St Patrick's College, Dublin
Irish-language writers
20th-century Irish male writers
21st-century Irish male writers
Irish male dramatists and playwrights
Irish male novelists
Irish male poets
20th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Irish dramatists and playwrights
Irish satirists
20th-century Irish-language poets
21st-century Irish-language poets
Scholars and academics from Cork (city) Translators to English Translators from Irish Translators to Irish Irish translators 20th-century translators 21st-century translators Academics of Dublin City University Linguists from Ireland Members of the Royal Irish Academy