Keith Ridgway

Keith Ridgway is an Irish novelist and short story writer born in Dublin on October 2, 1965. He is the author of novels including *The Long Falling*, *The Parts*, *Hawthorn & Child*, *Animals*, and *A Shock*, which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2021, as well as the story collection *Standard Time*. His works have received awards such as the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, Prix Femina Etranger, and O. Henry Award, and have been translated into multiple languages.[1][2][3][4]