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Emma donoghue books5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Could you elaborate on that?ĮD: Well, the books I enjoy are often written with a huge, kind of epic sweep. Ireland, history, and I quite often take a historical incident and sort of flesh it out using fiction-again, not always.įM: What makes “The Wonder” different from your other books?ĮD: I’ve never written a full-length historical novel set in Ireland, and I have to say, I so enjoyed this opportunity to get back to my home culture and really delve into its damp roots, you know?įM: You said in an interview with Scott Simon of NPR that you prefer to set your stories in a myopic or claustrophobic setting. ![]() I would say gender shows up in all of my books, but they’re not all totally focused on women protagonists. A lot of my works have lesbian themes, but not all of my books. In the books I’ve published since my kids came along 12 years ago, I’ve written quite a lot about motherhood, but before the kids came along, not at all. I mean, there are a few things that show up, you know, like threads in the cloth, I suppose. As fans lined the sidewalk outside, Fifteen Minutes sat down with the writer to get to know more about Donoghue and her new book “The Wonder.”įM: Is there a common theme that runs through all of your works?ĮD: No, no. ![]() Critically acclaimed Irish author Emma Donoghue, best known for the novel and subsequent movie “Room,” spoke at Brattle Theater on Friday night. ![]()
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