Eilís Dillon links: Life and Works The Novels The Detective Stories For Young People Other Works Education & Research Eilís Dillon's work has been widely translated. In future versions of the site, all these flags will be clickable links to pages in other languages. The Italian flag is now a live link. EXTRAS: BARNA MEMORIES Education & Research: "Hostile Reviews" and "Political Reviews"

The Eilís Dillon Irish Writing Pages These pages are presented by the literary estate of Eilís Dillon (1920-1994) one of Ireland's most distinguished writers. To explore her work, you can focus on her novels, her detective stories and her books for young people. There are education and research resources, a biographical page, quotations from her many excellent reviews, and a bibliography. An attractive feature of the site is the collection of designs and illustrations for Eilís Dillon's books by the English artist and writer Richard Kennedy. NEW EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS: In Summer 2009 Rue Morgue Press are publishing new US trade paperbacks of Eilís Dillon's three detective novels, Death at Crane's Court (1953), Sent to his Account (1954) and Death in the Quadrangle (1956). New York Review Books reissuedThe Island of Horses (2004) and The Lost Island (2006) in their classic NYRB Children's Collection. The Island of Horses also appeared in the Irish Independent Great Children's Book collection in Summer 2006. In August 2001 Tomorrow Publishing House issued the first Chinese edition of The Lost Island. In April 2000 the O'Brien Press published a new paperback edition of The House on the Shore. In April 2001 the same publisher reissued Plover Hill. Coming soon: The true story of "His Only Pair" Search for Eilís Dillon on amazon.co.uk Eilís Dillon books from amazon.com (America) Find second-hand & antiquarian copies Ratings and Credits

LINKS: Irish Writers' Centre Philip Casey's Irish Writers Irish Resources in the Humanities Kay Vandergrift's Children's Literature page Phyllis Gaffney: Healing Amid the Ruins Winner of the "Prix de la Société Française d'Histoire des Hôpitaux (Essai Etranger)".The author is a daughter in law of Eilís Dillon. Léan Ní Chuilleanáin (granddaughter), Creative Writing graduate New mystery novel picks up Eilís Dillon's Death in the Quandrangle   Pages maintained by Eilís Dillon Literary Estate. Last updated 8 May2009. All material in these pages is copyright, and may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without written permission.