Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan (1965–2009) was an Irish poet and author born in Mullingar, Ireland, who, despite severe cerebral palsy leaving him quadriplegic and unable to speak, published his first poetry collection Dam-Burst of Dreams at age 15. His autobiography Under the Eye of the Clock (1987), written using a unicorn pointing stick, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award, and he later published the novel The Banyan Tree (1999). He received honors including an Honorary Doctorate of Letters, the United Nations Society of Writers' medal of excellence, Aosdána membership, and Ireland's Person of the Year award.Christopher Nolan (author) Wikipedia)