Keith Donohue
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| Born | 1960 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | speechwriter, novelist, construction worker, cigar store manager, box office clerk, and bureaucrat |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | novel, short story |
| Literary movement | magical realism |
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Keith Donohue (b. 1960) is an American novelist. His acclaimed 2006 novel The Stolen Child, about a changeling, was inspired by the Yeats poem of the same name.
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[edit] Background
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he earned his B.A. and M.A. from Duquesne University and his Ph.D. in English from The Catholic University of America.
Currently he is Director of Communications for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the grant-making arm of the U. S. National Archives in Washington, DC. Until 1998 he worked at the National Endowment for the Arts and wrote speeches for chairmen John Frohnmayer and Jane Alexander, and has written articles for the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and other newspapers.
[edit] Works
- (2006) The Stolen Child. New York: Nan A. Talese. ISBN 0-385-51616-9.
- (2002) The Irish Anatomist: A Study of Flann O'Brien. Bethesda: Maunsel Press. ISBN 1-9309-0135-6.
[edit] Sources
Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2007. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000169243.
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