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| Places | Ireland Northern Ireland Great Britain United Kingdom | |
| is | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | Belfast, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
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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. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 126 libraries An extract appeared in House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing About Nepal (2016).
Her two illustrated books, A Universal Passion: Music and Dance from Many Cultures (2008) -- According to WorldCat, in 13 libraries and Flying High: New Circus in Bristol (2011)--according to WorldCat, in 9 libraries both explore contemporary culture in Bristol. Her most recent book, Gathering Carrageen: A Return to Donegal (2015), documents her rediscovery of the place where she had spent her childhood holidays.(According to WorldCat, the book is held in 44 libraries She currently lives in the UK.