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Monica Connell

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Monica Connell
Born
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation(s)Writer, photographer

Monica Connell is a Northern Irish anthropologist, photographer and writer.

Her first book, Against A Peacock Sky (1991), was shortlisted for the Yorkshire Post Best First Work award. Recording her time in a remote village in western Nepal, it was translated into German and Dutch and was reprinted by Eland in 2014.[1] An extract appeared in House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing About Nepal (2016).[2]

Her two illustrated books, A Universal Passion: Music and Dance from Many Cultures (2008) and Flying High: New Circus in Bristol (2011) both explore contemporary culture in Bristol.[3] Her most recent book, Gathering Carrageen: A Return to Donegal (2015), documents her rediscovery of the place where she had spent her childhood holidays.[4] She currently lives in the UK.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Against a Peacock Sky". Eland Books. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing about Nepal. Harper Collins. August 2016. ISBN 9781784974572.
  3. ^ "Flying High: New Circus in Bristol". Sideshow. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Back in Her Element newspaper". Retrieved 13 September 2016.