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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: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 24
Literary Historian
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Playwright
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Writer
Dublin city
Men
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