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Emma Donoghue
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Emma Donoghue, born 24 October 1969 in Dublin, is a literary historian, novelist, playwright and screenwriter working in drama and the history of literature. She was educated at University College Dublin, Girton College and the University of Cambridge, holds citizenship of Canada and the Republic of Ireland, and works in Ontario while residing in County Dublin. A lesbian, she belongs to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is recognised in that collection.
She has received the Stonewall Book Award and been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, the Otherwise Award, the Booker Prize and the European Film Award for Best Film. She began her working period in 1992, and Open Library credits her with 44 works, including Furies and Frog Music.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1969
- Works
- 44
Top works
- Furies
- The Paris Express
- Kokkinē kordela
- Frog Music
- Lichtekooi
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Film & TV
Writing · Dublin, Ireland
Emma Donoghue (born October 1969) is an Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Booker Prize and an international best-seller. Donoghue's 1995 novel Hood won the Stonewall Book Award and Slammerkin (2000) won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards. Room was adapted by…
Known for
- Making “Room” — Self2016
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2015
- Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders — Pamela Taylor2001
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Canada
- Active from
- 1969
Discography
- Room2012
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 242
- Total plays
- 3,284
Emma Donoghue (born 24 October 1969) is an Irish-born playwright, literary historian and novelist now living in Canada. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize and an international bestseller. Donoghue's 1995 novel Hood won the Stonewall Book Award and Slammerkin (2000) won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction. Her most recent collection of short stories, Touchy Subjects was published in 2006. Bibliography Novels Stir Fry (1994) <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Em
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,951x
- Tissue-based map of the human proteome
· 2015 · cited 14,095x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,994x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,800x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,217x
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Quotes
- “"Are stories true?""Which ones?""The mermaid mother and Hansel and Gretel and all them.""Well," says Ma, "not literally.""What's—""They're magic, they're not about real people walking around today.""So they're fake?""No, no. Stories are a different kind of true."”
- “When I was a little kid I thought like a little kid, but now I'm five I know everything.”
- “"Scared is what you're feeling," says Ma, "but brave is what you're doing."”
- “I think buddy is man talk for sweetie.”
- “Ma: You're gonna love it.Jack: What?Ma: The world.”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emma
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Educated at
- Girton College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- history of literature
- Official website
- www.emmadonoghue.com
- Image
- Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue.JPG
- Work location
- Ontario
- Residence
- County Dublin
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1969-10-24
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
- Commons category
- Emma Donoghue
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- social media followers
- 16803
Sources (11)
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