W e l c o m e
Niall Williams is an Irish writer born in Dublin. He lives in Kiltumper in the west of Ireland. He is the author of seven novels, three stage plays, four non-fiction works and several screenplays.
Mt Fuji in Autumn in Kiltumper
You'll find a complete listing here of Niall's works, including novels, non-fiction (with wife Christine Breen Williams) and plays, and links to information about occasional Writing Workshops, and interviews, short stories, and other writings. We hope you enjoy your visit...
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Niall is presently working on a new novel under the working title, THE SALMON RIVERS OF IRELAND, due for completion late 2012.
He has recently completed the screenplay adaptation for his novel FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE.
In partnership with Three Line Media, Niall has written the screenplays for the feature films, THE SWEEP and ONE GOOD THING
Keep up to date with all that’s happening in Kiltumper on View from Kiltumper Blog
John
In April 09, Bloomsbury UK, published John in paperback—a stunning, lyrical re-imagining of John the Apostle in the final years of his life.
John is an ambitious and provocative novel about the last surviving apostle and a powerful look at faith and how it lives and dies in the hearts of men.
Read Niall's notes on John on the View from Kiltumper Blog page.
"The writing is unfailingly resourceful and strong, able to range from the physical realities of poverty and deprivation to the exaltation of religious faith and the poignancies of memory. And the novel as a whole constitutes an eloquent and moving statement of the power of love and the belief that it will triumph in the end."
- Barry Unsworth in The Guardian
Review from Kirkus Review…
“Irish novelist Williams takes spiritual issues seriously—and continues to write compellingly about them.”
"Themes of love, faith, redemption and survival inform his smoothly lyrical, powerfully dramatic prose in John. Williams is a writer who understands the haunting power of the simple sentence, the importance of compelling interior monologues. He has the knack of conveying a sense of immediacy. His flair for narrative overcomes the challenge of a story that starts out, by necessity, chained to a Greek rock, like Prometheus... This is a cracking good Bible-based novel for those of us who are theologically challenged. If Hollywood producer Cecil B. DeMille (The Ten Commandments) were alive today, he'd be angling for the film rights."
- Pat Donnelly, The Montreal Gazette
"Gripping and believable... In an age where reason and science have shown themselves inadequate to fulfil the human dream of perfection, it is important that serious writers such as Williams face the perennial questions of faith and love."
- The Irish Times
"Poweful and moving... an absorbing and intelligent novel."
- Times Literary Supplement