Facts: - language: english , irish , spanish , portuguese , french , russian - period: late 20th century - early 21st century - notableworks: '' '' selected poems of fernando pessoa '' '' the last the european '' judas kiss '' '' via crucis '' - subject: life in the margins - genre: novel , short story , play , poetry - education: b.eng doctor of phiosophy -lrb- ph d -rrb- in spanish literature -lrb- mechanical -rrb- , -lrb- hon -rrb- ; - portaldisp: yes - birth date: 01 january 1964 - name: david butler - nationality: irish - birth place: dublin , ireland - alma mater: university college dublin -lrb- ucd -rrb- - occupation: writer , lecturer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of david butler -lrb- author -rrb- .
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david butler -lrb- born 1 january 1964 -rrb- is an irish novelist , short story writer , playwright , and poet .he has won several literary prizes , such as the ted mcnulty award from poetry ireland and the feile filiochta international award .