Gerard Murphy was born in Cork in 1956. Educated at Sacred Heart College, Carrignavar, and later at UCC, he graduated with a PhD in 1983. He subsequently worked in industry and aca...view moreGerard Murphy was born in Cork in 1956. Educated at Sacred Heart College, Carrignavar, and later at UCC, he graduated with a PhD in 1983. He subsequently worked in industry and academia and currently lectures at the Institute of Technology, Carlow. He is the author of two critically acclaimed novels. The Year of Disappearances is his first work of non-fiction.view less