Anthony O'Neill

Anthony O'Neill is an Australian fiction novelist.

Early life

O'Neill was born in Melbourne in 1964.[1] His father was a policeman[2] and his mother, from whom he inherited a 'rich strain of Scottish blood',[3] was a stenographer.[2] Educated at the Christian Brothers College in St Kilda, he went straight into the workforce after school and devoted himself to his passion, writing.[2] O'Neill has described his journey to publication as 'unspeakably long'.[4]

Writing and film career

In October 2014, 20th Century Fox preemptively purchased the film rights to his unpublished science fiction novel The Dark Side. The book was acquired for publication by Simon & Schuster at the Frankfurt Book Fair, and was published in 2016.[5][6][7][8]

Personal life

O'Neill has lived now for a number of years in Edinburgh which he has called 'a deliriously atmospheric city - for me the most stimulating in the world.'[3]

Works

• SCHEHERAZADE
• THE LAMPLIGHTER
• THE EMPIRE OF ETERNITY
• THE UNSCRATCHABLES (as Cornelius Kane)
• THE DARK SIDE
• DR. JEKYLL & MR. SEEK
• THE DEVIL UPSTAIRS
• CIRCUS MAXIMUS (as A.D. O'Neill)

References

1. Fraser, Morag (29 May 2003). "Murder in the city of voices". The Age. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
2. "O'Neill, Anthony 1964- - Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
3. "Anthony O'Neill author of 'The Lamplighter'". scotsman. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
4. Anthony O’Neill (31 August 2017). "On the Virtue of Perseverance'". writing.ie. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
5. Siegel, Tatiana (6 October 2014). "Fox Buys Hot Sci-Fi Book 'The Dark Side' for Steve Zaillian to Produce (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
6. Mike Fleming Jr. (6 October 2014). "Fox Wins Hot Frankfurt Book 'The Dark Side' For Film Rites To Produce". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
7. MrDisgusting (6 October 2014). "'The Dark Side' of the Moon Littered with Criminals". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
8. Anthony O’Neill (31 August 2017). "On the Virtue of Perseverance". writing.ie. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

External links

• https://www.anthonyoneill.net