Patrick Freyne – författare

LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021'One of the year's funniest books' i Paper'Funny, smart, soulful and sometimes devastating ... It made me laugh and cry' EMILIE PINE, author of Notes to Self_______________Patrick Freyne has tried a lot of stupid ideas in his life. Now, he is here to tell you about them: like the time (aged 5) he opened a gate and let a horse out of its field, just to see what would happen; or the time (aged 19) he jumped out of a plane for charity, even though he didn't much care about the charity and was sure he'd end up dead; or the time (aged old enough to know better) he used a magazine as a funnel for fuel when the petrol cap on his band's van broke.He has also learned a few things: about the power of group song; about the beauty of physically caring for another human being; about childlessness; about losing friends far too young. Life as seen through the eyes of Patrick Freyne is stranger, funnier and a lot more interesting than life as we generally know it. Like David Sedaris or Nora Ephron, he creates an environment all his own - fundamentally comic, sometimes moving, always deeply humane. OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea is a joyous reading experience from an instantly essential new writer.______________'Patrick Freyne is a comic genius' MARIAN KEYES'Clever, lovely and great, great fun' RODDY DOYLE'Funny and adorable' NINA STIBBE'The most gorgeous and heartbreaking book about humans and why we need each other' DAISY BUCHANAN'Hilariously, painfully, Freynefully brilliant' JOSEPH O'CONNOR'Wonderful ... One of my books of the year' RYAN TUBRIDY'Full of humour and tenderness, this book is an absolute JOY' SINÉAD GLEESON'F*cking fantastic. Patrick is a brilliant writer' BLINDBOY BOATCLUB'A cracking, sad, funny, honest, brave and hilarious read' LIZ NUGENT'Guffaw-out-loud funny' Business Post'A writer of rare humour, depth, and humanity. These essays are a delight' MARK O'CONNELL, author of To Be a Machine'Goosebumps! Guffaws! It's got it all. I love this book' DOIREANN NÍ GHRÍOFA

'Offbeat, ironic, humane and hilarious, Experts in a Dying Field is an earworm you’ll be humming along to for a long time to come.' PAUL MURRAY'A wonderfully evocative novel from a major storytelling talent.’ JOSEPH O'CONNOR‘Just pure joy and pure heartbreak and GENUINE LAUGHS all the way through. I cried a few times too.’ MARINA HYDE---The Heathens thought of themselves as 'the 1000th best band of all time'. Then their tour van crashed, and one of their members died.Twenty years later, weird things are happening in Dublin, bringing the surviving members of the band together in ways none of them could have anticipated and lifting the lid on mysteries from their shared past.Experts in a Dying Field is a gloriously sharp, witty and surprising novel about friendship, secrets, the strange workings of grief and guilt, and the joyful alchemy of music, from a writer with a unique ability to access humour and deep emotion.---'Hums with life, told with the rigour and brilliance of one of Ireland’s finest minds. As profound as it is hilarious, Freyne’s voice is unmistakable: clever, tender, and original. Read it once, then read it again. Then go to the pub.’ ELAINE FEENEY‘A paean to friendship, forgiveness and the power of music, told with the blend of empathy and wit that is Freyne's trademark. I loved this book’ LOUISE KENNEDY‘A brilliant book … very funny, in an understated Irish way, and the humour makes me miss home.’ ANNIE MAC'Kaleidoscopic ... Clever, warm and moving, it’s a remarkable book, thrumming with music and with love.' DOIREANN NÍ GHRÍOFA‘Beautiful, big-hearted, silly and profound' SÉAMAS O'REILLY‘Rich, funny, moving and alive. The Commitments for a generation who grew up burning their own CDs off dodgy LimeWire MP3s.' RÓISÍN LANIGAN‘Poignant and beautifully observed. Patrick Freyne writes about his characters with humour, care and loving attention.’ RÓNÁN HESSION‘Witty, boisterous and warm. Confirms Freyne as a writer who cares deeply about people.’ LISA MCINERNEY‘A sharply funny and tender book. You can hear the music coming off every page. Wonderful.’ JULIA RAESIDE'Sizzles with hope, laughs and the tensions that come from knowing someone in their brighter, younger days and wishing, perhaps, that you've left them there. Nostalgic, darkly funny, and real – perfect for anyone trying to make sense of what it means to have history.' JUSTIN MYERS---Praise for Patrick Freyne'Patrick Freyne is a comic genius' MARIAN KEYES'A writer of rare humour, depth, and humanity' MARK O'CONNELL'No one makes me laugh like Patrick Freyne' PAUL HOWARD'A brilliant writer' BLINDBOY BOATCLUB'Patrick Freyne has a distinct and enviable gift for story-telling' SINÉAD GLEESON'One of the funniest writers in Ireland' IRISH EXAMINER