Gender envy: Anne Enright

In an interview, Anne Enright, author of eight works of fiction and a screenplay, reflects on her work and the work of others. She notes that male literature is often about large events that never happen. Over the past several years, men have alomst been barred from writing about ordinary lives. A n...

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Published inPublishers Weekly Vol. 258; no. 32; p. 21
Main Author Lane, Johanna
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York PWxyz, LLC 08.08.2011
Subjects
Enright, Anne
Families & family life
Gender
Novelists
Social aspects
Women
Works
Writers
United States
Ireland
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Summary:In an interview, Anne Enright, author of eight works of fiction and a screenplay, reflects on her work and the work of others. She notes that male literature is often about large events that never happen. Over the past several years, men have alomst been barred from writing about ordinary lives. A new trend is emerging where male writers are now allowed to be important and write about family at the same time.
ISSN:0000-0019
2150-4008