Anne Enright (born 11 October 1962 in Dublin) is a Booker Prize-winning Irish author.^[1] She has published essays, short stories, a non-fiction book and four novels. Before her novel The Gathering won the 2007 Man Booker Prize, Enright had a low profile in Ireland and the United Kingdom, although her books were favourably reviewed and widely praised. Her writing explores themes such as family relationships, love and sex, Ireland's difficult past and its modern zeitgeist.^[2] If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... This article is about work. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... The Gathering is the fourth novel by Irish author Anne Enright. ... In literature, a theme is a broad idea in a story, or a message or lesson conveyed by a work. ... This article is about the German word. ...

Life

Enright won a scholarship to Lester Pearson United World College of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia, where she studied for an International Baccalaureate for two years. She received an English and philosophy degree from Trinity College Dublin. She began writing in earnest when her family gave her an electric typewriter for her 21st birthday. She won a scholarship to the University of East Anglia's Creative Writing Course, where she was was taught by Angela Carter and Malcolm Bradbury and earned an M.A.^[3][4] The Lester B. Pearson United World College logo Aerial View of Lester B. Pearson College Lester B. Pearson College, United World College of the Pacific is one of the ten elite United World Colleges around the world. ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) is an educational programme examined in one of three languages (English, French or Spanish) and is a university entrance course. ... The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a leading campus university located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, founded as part of the British Governments New Universities programme in the 1960s. ... The UEA Creative Writing Course was founded by Malcolm Bradbury and Angus Wilson. ... Angela Carter (May 7, 1940 – February 16, 1992) was an English novelist and journalist, known for her post-feminist magical realist and science fiction works. ... Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury (September 7, 1932 – November 27, 2000) was a British author and academic. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ...

Enright was a television producer and director for RTÉ in Dublin for six years.^[5] She was a producer for the ground-breaking RTÉ programme Nighthawks for four years.^[2] She then worked in children's programming for two years and wrote at the weekends. The Portable Virgin, a collection of her short stories, was published in 1991. The Portable Virgin won the 1991 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Enright began writing full-time in 1993.^[6] Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; English: Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national state broadcaster of Ireland. ... The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature was created in 1976 by the Irish-American businessman, Dr Dan Rooney, president of the Pittsburgh Steelers. ...

Enright lives in Bray, County Wicklow. She is married to Martin Murphy, who is director of the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire. They have two children.^[7] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Wicklow Code: WW Area: 2,024 km² Population (2007) 114,676 Website: www. ... A theatre director is a principal in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a play by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. ... This article is about the town of Dún Laoghaire . ...

Works

Enright's first novel, The Wig My Father Wore, was published in 1995. The book explores themes such as love, motherhood, Roman Catholicism, and sex. The narrator of the novel is Grace, who lives in Dublin and works for a tacky game show. Her father wears a wig that cannot be spoken of in front of him. An angel called Stephen who committed suicide in 1934 and has come back to earth to guide lost souls moves into Grace's home and she falls in love with him.^[8] “Catholic Church” redirects here. ... “Quiz show” redirects here. ... This article is about the supernatural being. ...

Enright's next novel, What Are You Like? (2000), is about twin girls called Marie and Maria who are separated at birth and raised apart from each other in Dublin and London. It looks at tensions and ironies between family members. It was short-listed in the novel category of the Whitbread Awards.^[9] The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch (2002) is a fictionalised account of the life of Eliza Lynch, an Irish woman who was the consort of Paraguayan president Francisco Solano López and became Paraguay's most powerful woman in the 19th century.^[10] Her book Making Babies: Stumbling into Motherhood (2004) is a collection of candid and humourous essays about childbirth and motherhood. Enright's fourth novel, The Gathering, was published in 2007. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdoms most prestigious literary awards. ... Look up historical fiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Eliza Lynch (1835? - 1884) was the mistress of Francisco Solano López, the president of Paraguay. ... This is a list of Presidents of Paraguay and holders of its predecessor offices. ... Paraguayan president and dictator Francisco Solano López Francisco Solano López (24 July 1826 – 1 March 1870) was president of Paraguay from 1862 until his death in 1870. ... The Gathering is the fourth novel by Irish author Anne Enright. ...

Enright's writings have appeared in several magazines, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Granta, the London Review of Books, the Dublin Review, and the Irish Times. She was once a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4, and now reviews for The Guardian and RTÉ.^[11][12][13] The 4 October 2007 issue of the London Review of Books published her essay, "Disliking the McCanns", about Kate and Gerry McCann, the British parents of three-year-old Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in suspicious circumstances while on holiday in Portugal in May 2007. In it, Enright writes, "I wanted them [the McCanns] to grieve, which is to say to go away."^[14][15] For other uses, see New Yorker. ... // The Paris Review is an English-language literary magazine based in New York City. ... This article is about the literary magazine and publisher. ... The London Review of Books (or LRB) is a twice-monthly British literary magazine. ... The Dublin Review may mean either of these journals: Dublin Review (1836-1969), a Catholic publication Dublin Review (2001- ), a literary magazine Category: ... The Irish Times is Irelands newspaper of record, launched in the late 1850s. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The London Review of Books (or LRB) is a twice-monthly British literary magazine. ... Madeleine McCann Madeleine McCann disappeared shortly before her fourth birthday, on the evening of Thursday, 3 May 2007. ...

Enright won the Davy Byrne's Irish Writing Award for 2004.^[16] She also won the Royal Society of Authors Encore Prize.^[17] On 16 October 2007 Enright was awarded the Man Booker Prize, which includes a cash award of £50,000, for The Gathering. is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Bibliography

• The Portable Virgin (1991)
• The Wig My Father Wore (1995)
• What Are You Like? (2000)
• The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch (2002)
• Making Babies: Stumbling into Motherhood (2004)
• The Gathering (2007)

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External links

Essays by Anne Enright

• What’s left of Henrietta Lacks? 2000-04-13, London Review of Books.
• My Milk, 2000-10-05, London Review of Books.
• Theatre of pain, April 2001, Prospect.
• Diary: Listen to Heloïse, 2007-05-10, London Review of Books.
• Diary: Disliking the McCanns, 2007-10-04, London Review of Books.

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Interviews

• Guardian interview with Anne Enright after her Man Booker Prize win.
• Audio and video interviews with Anne Enright at RTÉ.ie.
• October 2007 interview with Anne Enright in the Bray People.
• 2002 interview with Anne Enright in The Sunday Business Post.