Eileen Battersby
Eileen Battersby (née Whiston; 4 June 1956 – 23 December 2018) was the chief literary critic of The Irish Times. She sometimes divided opinion, having been described by John Banville as "the finest fiction critic we have", while attracting the ire of Eugene McCabe after she gave Dermot Healy an unfavourable review in 2011. Her first novel, Teethmarks on My Tongue, was published by Dalkey Archive Press in 2016.
Eileen Battersby | |
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| Born | Eileen Whiston 4 June 1956 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Died | 23 December 2018 (aged 62) Oldbridge, County Meath, Ireland |
| Occupation | Literary critic |
| Education | University College, Dublin |
| Notable works | Teethmarks on My Tongue (2016) |
| Notable awards | National Arts Journalist of the Year (4 times) National Critic of the Year Prize (2012) |
| Children | 1 |
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