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There may be certain genres that men dominate, but fiction not so much. The question of prizes is tricky because there are so many prizes.
Emma Donoghue
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Emma Donoghue
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: October 24
Literary Historian
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Dublin city
Genre
Fiction
Question
Certain
Prizes
May
Genres
Many
Dominate
Much
Tricky
Men
Prize
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