Patrick McGinley
Patrick McGinley (born 1937) is an Irish novelist, born in Glencolumbkille, Ireland.After teaching in Ireland, McGinley moved to England in the 1960s and settled in Kent. He pursued a career as a publisher and author. Among his strongest literary influences is his Irish predecessor, author Flann O'Brien, who McGinley emulates most noticeably in his novel ''The Devil's Diary''. Provided by Wikipedia