Paul Glynn (born 1928) is a Marist missionary priest and writer from Australia.
He is the author of several books, including The Song of Nagasaki (1988) and The Smile of the Ragpicker (1992), both best-sellers[1] and translated into several languages.
He graduated from Southern Cross University; in 2010 the school awarded him an honorary doctorate for his reconciliation work with Japan.
[2] He lived in Japan for over 20 years,[5] learning the country's language and culture through Buddhist texts.
He was inspired to follow Padre Lionel Marsden, a former prisoner-of-war of the Japanese on the Burma Railway, to work for reconciliation with the people of Japan.