Adrian Kenny was born in Dublin in 1945, and educated at Gonzaga College and University College Dublin. He has worked as an English teacher in Ireland and abroad, and as a freelance journalist. He is the author ofThe Feast of Michaelmas(novel, 1978),Arcady(stories, 1983),Before the Wax Hardened(autobiography, 1991), Istanbul Diary(1994), The Family Business (1999)andPortobello Notebook (2012). He has also published an edition of the journals of Arland Ussher, and a translation of the 18th century Gaelic poet An Caisideach Ban. He is a member of Aosdàna.