Author

Seamus Heaney

5 award wins, 0 nominations across 4 books.

Seamus Justin Heaney MRIA (/ˈʃeɪməs ˈhiːni/; 13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known works is Death of a Naturalist (1966), his first major published volume. Heaney was and is still recognised as one of the principal contributors to poetry in Ireland during his lifetime.

BeowulfDeath of a NaturalistDistrict and CircleThe Spirit Level
Cover of Beowulf

Beowulf

1 Award Won
Buy this book

As an Amazon Associate, BookAwardsDB earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

Cover of Death of a Naturalist

Death of a Naturalist

2 Awards Won

57 pages

Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.-- from 'Digging'With its lyrical and descriptive powers, Death of a Naturalist marked the auspicious debut of one of the century's finest poets.

Buy this book

As an Amazon Associate, BookAwardsDB earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

Cover of District and Circle

District and Circle

1 Award Won
Buy this book

As an Amazon Associate, BookAwardsDB earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

Awards & Nominations
TS Eliot Prize
2006
Winner
Cover of The Spirit Level

The Spirit Level

1 Award Won
Buy this book

As an Amazon Associate, BookAwardsDB earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.