David Park (writer) explained

David Park (born 1953) is a novelist from Northern Ireland.^{[1] [2]} He grew up in a Protestant working-class family in East Belfast, and wrote seven novels while working as a teacher, before retiring to write full time.

His ninth novel Spies in Canaan, set in Vietnam, was runner-up in the 2023 Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize for a novel focusing on travel.^{[3] [4]}

Selected publications

• Oranges from Spain (1990, short stories)
• The Healing (1992)
• The Rye Man (1994)
• Stone Kingdoms (1996)
• The Big Snow (2002)
• Swallowing the Sun (2004)
• The Truth Commissioner (2008)
• Light of Amsterdam (2012)
• The Poets' Wives (2014)
• Gods & Angels (2016)
• Travelling in a Strange Land (2018)
• Spies in Canaan (2022)

Notes and References

1. News: Sansom . Ian . David Park: a life in books . 3 July 2023 . The Guardian . 20 April 2012.
2. Web site: David Park . literature.britishcouncil.org . British Council . 3 July 2023.
3. Web site: The Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize . Society of Authors . 3 July 2023 . 2023.
4. News: Self . John . Making amends: David Park on loss, regret and youthful idealism . 3 July 2023 . The Irish Times . 17 May 2022 . en.