The Modern Novel

Biography

Joseph O’Neill was born in Cork in 1964. His father was Irish and his mother Turkish. His family moved frequently when he was a child, so he spent much time in various countries, including Mozambique, Turkey, Iran and the Netherlands. He studied law a Cambridge University and became a barrister in London. He moved to New York in 1998, where he wrote his best-selling novel Netherland.

Links

Joseph O’Neill
writer Nescio
Interview (scroll down for beginning)
Interview
Articles by O’Neill in The Atlantic
Articles by O’Neill in The New York Times
Articles by O’Neill in New York magazine