The Butchers
RSL Ondaatje Prize · 2021 · WinnerRSL Ondaatje Prize · 2020 · ShortlistRSL Ondaatje Prize · 2018 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSL Ondaatje Prize | 2021 | Winner |
| RSL Ondaatje Prize | 2020 | Shortlist |
| RSL Ondaatje Prize | 2018 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Ruth Gilligan's novel is set in Ireland during the BSE crisis of the 1990s and follows four interconnected narratives — a travelling cattleman, a young female journalist, a teenage boy, and a photographer — circling around violence, tradition, and a darkly mythologised Ireland. It won the RSL Ondaatje Prize in 2021.
About the Author
Ruth Gilligan is an Irish novelist and academic born in Dublin in 1986. She began writing fiction as a teenager and published her debut at nineteen. She studied English at Trinity College Dublin and at the University of Cambridge, where she completed a PhD on the representation of Irishness in contemporary fiction. Read more →
