Breakfast on Pluto

Breakfast on Pluto is a novel by the distinguished Irish writer Patrick McCabe, who is known for his experimental style and controversial themes. First published in 1998, the book contains elements of fantasy and historical fiction. It presents the narrative of “the life and times” of Patrick Braden, a transgender person growing up in Ireland and London during the 1960s and 1970s. Through Braden’s journey of self-discovery, McCabe portrays a country amid turbulent political, national, and religious conflict. The novel was shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize, adapted into a movie by acclaimed Oscar-winning director Neil Jordan, and is currently being made into a musical.

Patrick McCabe lives in Ireland. He often writes on dark and provocative topics using unusual narrative techniques and colloquial and experimental language structures. Like Breakfast on Pluto, most of his works are set in small-town Ireland, a setting through which he deconstructs the ideas of respectability and normalcy to which that community usually conforms. In addition to novels, he also writes radio plays and short stories.

Other work by this author includes the novel, The Butcher Boy.