Emma Donoghue
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 Donoghue into a film of the same name. For this, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Emma Donoghue | |
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Donoghue in Toronto on 18 February 2015 | |
| Born | October 1969 (age 54) Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, playwright, literary historian |
| Nationality | Irish Canadian |
| Partner | Christine Roulston |
| Children | 2 |
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