Stuart Murdoch is a singer, songwriter and founder member of iconic Glasgow band Belle and Sebastian.
Since the mid-1990s, the band has released 12 acclaimed studio albums, including Tigermilk and If You're Feeling Sinister.
But before the band, Murdoch spent seven years housebound with ME/chronic fatigue syndrome, a period that deeply shaped his worldview, songwriting, and spiritual life.
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That difficult chapter of his life forms the basis for his debut novel, Nobody’s Empire — a lightly fictionalised account of illness, faith, creative awakening, and survival.
Stuart will be at the International Literature Festival Dublin this Friday in conversation with Paul Lynch - find out more here, and listen to more from RTÉ Arena here.
