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I'm really aware that in fiction, women are pretty much equal. There's a lot of very successful women novelists. Not so much [for women writers working] in film.

Emma Donoghue

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Emma Donoghue
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 24
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Identity politics are wearisome you don't want to go on speaking for any one group as a writer.
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